Aggressive Otter

Cocaine Otter?
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A California otter is making headlines for her unique, and worrying, interactions with surfers.

In recent weeks, Mark Woodward, a photographer who goes by Native Santa Cruz on Twitter and Instagram has been sharing photos and videos of southern sea otters riding on surfboards they’ve commandeered.

Authorities are particularly concerned about one sea otter, known as 841, who was involved in multiple incidents and can be seen in a video relentlessly gnawing on a board that the aquatic mammal scared a rider off of.

Wildlife authorities and experts still don’t have a clear explanation of the five-year-old otter’s behavior, but say they are working to find, capture and relocate her.

While the videos and photos have elicited jokes about the otter reclaiming her watery home, Woodward and the US fish and wildlife service warn that its behavior is highly unusual and puts people and the animals in danger.…….

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...-santa-cruz-california?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other