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The sea otter harassing surfers off the California coast eludes capture as her fan club grows (apnews.com)
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A sea otter launched into the national spotlight after social media images circulated of her aggressively wresting surfboards away from surfers off the coast of Santa Cruz, California is building a fan club as she continues to evade capture.

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[–] Madison_rogue@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

“Aggressive behavior in female southern sea otters may be associated with hormonal surges or due to being fed by humans,” the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a statement last week.

Otter 841 was born in captivity and released into the wild in June 2020. She is tagged with her number and has a radio transmitter that officials have been monitoring to keep tabs on her.

Aggressive behavior we don't necessarily understand, followed by a very interesting fact that she was fed by humans in captivity.

No wonder she's as bold as she is.

And can we give her a name already? Otter 841 just doesn't roll off the tongue. Maybe call her "Gypsy Danger" or something like that.