The cool thing about being human is that you can intrude onto other species’ territories and then declare the native species a threat to public safety.
this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2023
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“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.
I mean, anything that screws over surfers makes my day better. Especially if it's a member of the local environment doing it.
Whatcha got against surfers?