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Related: About this forumOtter who terrorized California surfers returns
Otter who terrorized California surfers returns
CBS News
Jul 20 2024
Otter 841 terrorized surfers in Santa Cruz, California last year, biting and hijacking boards. Multiple operations to capture her failed, and she disappeared without notice in October. Now, she's back. Surfers are on the lookout while experts try to explain her odd behavior.
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CBS News
Jul 20 2024
Otter 841 terrorized surfers in Santa Cruz, California last year, biting and hijacking boards. Multiple operations to capture her failed, and she disappeared without notice in October. Now, she's back. Surfers are on the lookout while experts try to explain her odd behavior.
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Otter who terrorized California surfers returns (Original Post)
sl8
Jul 23
OP
I know this is serious, but something about that headline has me rooting for the otter.
Scrivener7
Jul 23
#1
It's her home. She's just defending it against intruders. Who's "terrorizing" whom ? nt
eppur_se_muova
Jul 23
#5
Scrivener7
(52,011 posts)1. I know this is serious, but something about that headline has me rooting for the otter.
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dweller
(24,413 posts)2. Perhaps they should get be her a board of her own
Anchor it somewhere with a long enough tether for her to play with and destroy ?
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StarryNite
(10,329 posts)3. I hope people just respect her space and leave her alone.
CoopersDad
(2,670 posts)7. I live here, they do the opposite.
They/we... I'm saddened that this animal has become a tourist attraction, a meme, anthropomorphized into a cartoon character and more.
I suppose news is news, but the response by the public here doesn't seem to align with best practices for wildlife management.
Dem2theMax
(10,019 posts)4. Nature fighting back.
Go, little otter, go!
eppur_se_muova
(36,880 posts)5. It's her home. She's just defending it against intruders. Who's "terrorizing" whom ? nt
Last edited Tue Jul 23, 2024, 01:56 PM - Edit history (1)
sl8
(16,128 posts)6. I agree. nt