When they’re done, she drags the baby out by its tail. While adorable, it also seems a bit harsh. But is this normal behavior for river otters? How do otter moms teach their young to swim?

For their first few weeks, baby otters primarily sleep, waking only to nurse 3-4 times ... Surprisingly, they do not know how to swim at birth. Experts explain they typically take an interest in water ...

Sea otter mamas are parenting on hard mode. They give birth in the water, to blind, helpless infants who have to be carried around on their bellies for weeks, nursing them while holding them on ...

Baby otters’ permanent teeth begin to come in around three weeks ... Otter pups don’t know how to swim either. Like human ...

Cincinnati Zoo Adopts Puppy Companion for Newborn Cheetah Cub "Baby otters are extremely buoyant, so Mo has built-in water wings for his swim lessons," the keeper added. River otters are dependent ...

It's even more critical we start this Monday on the right foot Watchers, as this is the Monday before April 1. Writer Nick M.