California: Aggressive Otter Attacks Walkers (VIDEO)

On Sunday, July 9, an aggressive otter attacked surfers in Santa Cruz, not far from San Francisco. The 5-year-old girl’s behavior is currently unexplained. He is now being hunted by the authorities.

In California, USA, an otter known to be aggressive towards surfers and sometimes capable of stealing their boards is officially being hunted by authorities who want to put an end to its theft.

In fact, this five-year-old girl has already been hitting surfers in Santa Cruz, not far from San Francisco, for weeks. But in recent days, his courage seems to have exceeded his limits.

In a video posted on Twitter on Monday, the sea otter climbs onto the board of a terrified skateboarder, who tries to flip his longboard to resist him.

Without moving at all, the mammal clings and begins to bite the foam material. After this encroachment increased again, the authorities decided to take action.

“Due to an increasing risk to public safety, a team (…) trained to capture and handle sea otters is attempting to capture and relocate it,” the US Department of Fisheries confirmed to AFP on Wednesday. Wildlife, in a statement.

Unusually, the behavior of this woman from Santa Cruz has not been described. Especially the animal is known to local scientists.

According to the New York Times, after being nursed by several Californians, he was captured by a mother who lost her innate fear of humans.

To prevent this from happening again, Monterey Bay Aquarium staff who cared for her before releasing her went so far as to wear masks and ponchos.

Despite these efforts, the female began approaching humans a year after being released into the sea. Until it established itself as the true terror of the seas.

“I was scared,” he said Los Angeles Times June Lee suffered a stroke on Sunday. “I tried to escape by swimming, but before I could escape, the otter bit my rope (the rope that connects the board to the surfer’s ankle, editor’s note)”, said this computer engineer. “I panicked”.