While U.S. Fish and Wildlife called the sea otter's behavior "highly unusual," aggressive behavior from female southern sea otters may be due to hormonal surges or from being fed by humans.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. >> Wildlife officials were trying to capture a wayward sea otter today that has been wrestling surfboards away from surfers and aggressively approaching kayakers off the coast ...

The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago has welcomed an 8-week-old northern sea otter rescued from Alaska. The pup was brought to Shedd from the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Stranded sea otter pups are found stranded off the California coast each year, often due to storms. The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach partners with the Monterey Bay Aquarium to pair ...

An eight-week-old sea otter rescued from Seldovia, Alaska, peaks out of his enclosure at Shedd Aquarium Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Chicago. The otter was found alone and malnourished and was ...

Surfing sea otter This image from video provided by TMX shows an encounter between a female otter and a surfer off the coast of Santa Cruz, Calif., on Sunday, July 9, 2023.

Wildlife officials were trying to capture a wayward sea otter Thursday that has been wresting surfboards away from surfers and aggressively approaching kayakers off the coast of Santa Cruz ...

Otter 841 has become a celebrity after a month of stealing surfboards at a popular beach in Santa Cruz. Authorities are trying to catch her, but the otter's fans want her to be left alone in the wild.

Recovering sea otter populations are helping to restore the local ecoystem. By Julia Jacobo. January 31, 2024, 11:01 AM. 1:44. A sea otter is seen in Elkhorn Slough, California, in 2019.

The sea otter was observed approaching people in late 2021. Last May, she was spotted with a pup in the Santa Cruz area and four months later exhibited similar aggressive behavior.

California wildlife officials are hoping to apprehend a 5-year-old sea otter, who has a knack for riding the waves after committing longboard larceny. By Annie Roth Annie Roth lives in Santa Cruz ...

Wildlife officials have a mission — find a surfboard-stealing sea otter. Federal wildlife officials said the otter is a 5-year-old female who has no fear of people. Sections.