A fearsome, wolf-size otter with a large head and a powerful jaw once swam around the shallow, swampy waters of ancient China, likely hunting for clams and other shellfish, a new study finds. The ...

A fearsome, wolf-size otter with a large head and a powerful jaw once swam around the shallow, swampy waters of ancient China, likely hunting for clams and other shellfish, a new study finds. The ...

Millions of years ago, a wolf-sized otter swam around ancient swampy China, scientists have discovered. The huge otter would have weighed about 110 pounds, and lived about 6.24 million years ago, ...

The wolf-size otter lived in a swampy, shallow lake filled with aquatic animals, such as clams, as well as plants, according to other late Miocene-epoch fossils discovered nearby. The Miocene lasted ...

A wolf-sized otter weighing close to 110 pounds which once roamed the Earth’s ancient swamps was a top predator thanks to its powerful bite, a new study revealed. The ancient species was almost as ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Otters, whether river- or sea-dwelling, are just so darn cute, we can all agree—but if you were alive 6 million years ago, you might have wanted to consider avoiding a now-extinct Chinese otter named ...

An otter that lived 6 million years ago may have been a prime predator during its time. The creature's jaws suggest a strong bite that could crush harder and larger prey. Modern otters possess ...

A large extinct otter, Siamogale melilutra, has been found in the Miocene Shuitangba site in northeastern Yunnan Province in China. The new prehistoric otter was the size of a modern wolf and is one ...

A fearsome, wolf-size otter with a large head and a powerful jaw once swam around the shallow, swampy waters of ancient China, likely hunting for clams and other shellfish, a new study finds. The ...