Author Topic: Otter 841 (Read 911 times)

MuggsyB · « **on:** July 23, 2023, 07:07:04 PM »

She's taking out surfers in Santa Cruz. Solutions? This is most unusual. I have tremendous respect for the experts at Monterey Bay Aquarium. They are true heroes who have saved countless sea otter pups. But this is an unprecedented situation. Should she be captured and in captivity or can we figure out why she is so angry?

real chili 83 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 23, 2023, 07:15:54 PM »

Is she eating the surfers she takes out, or just gutting them?

Maybe in cahoots with the manatees?

tower912 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 23, 2023, 07:28:32 PM »

Great. Now the otters are getting orca-nized.

MuggsyB · « **Reply #3 on:** July 23, 2023, 07:41:14 PM »

Quote from: real chili 83 on July 23, 2023, 07:15:54 PM

Is she eating the surfers she takes out, or just gutting them?

Maybe in cahoots with the manatees?

She's not eating them but has essentially stopped them from surfing by usurping their boards.

MuggsyB · « **Reply #4 on:** July 23, 2023, 07:43:56 PM »

Quote from: tower912 on July 23, 2023, 07:28:32 PM

Great. Now the otters are getting orca-nized.

Sea otters have jumped on boats to escape Orcas. This is different and no one really knows why she is behaving this way.

tower912 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 23, 2023, 08:03:36 PM »

Yes, her behavior is ott-er than usual.

MuggsyB · « **Reply #6 on:** July 23, 2023, 08:10:32 PM »

Quote from: tower912 on July 23, 2023, 08:03:36 PM

Yes, her behavior is ott-er than usual.

She was born in captivity and then released in 2000 which I did not realize. Anyway, she's upset about something.

tower912 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 23, 2023, 08:12:04 PM »

Ott-tempered?
Ott-mess?

ATL MU Warrior · « **Reply #8 on:** July 23, 2023, 08:18:17 PM »

Just shoot the stupid thing and be done with it

Frenns Liquor Depot · « **Reply #9 on:** July 23, 2023, 08:22:09 PM »

I heard the otter learned productive survival skills while in captivity.

MuggsyB · « **Reply #10 on:** July 23, 2023, 08:26:29 PM »

Quote from: ATL MU Warrior on July 23, 2023, 08:18:17 PM

Just shoot the stupid thing and be done with it

This is a troubling response and Sea Otters are highly intelligent.

tower912 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 23, 2023, 08:31:07 PM »

She used to be in an otterbox?

Jockey · « **Reply #12 on:** July 23, 2023, 10:05:49 PM »

Quote from: ATL MU Warrior on July 23, 2023, 08:18:17 PM

Just shoot the stupid thing and be done with it

Maybe we can find a good otter with a gun.

Dr. Blackheart · « **Reply #13 on:** July 23, 2023, 11:20:32 PM »

MuggsyB · « **Reply #14 on:** July 24, 2023, 08:57:30 AM »

Quote from: Jockey on July 23, 2023, 10:05:49 PM

Maybe we can find a good otter with a gun.

Maybe you and others are attacking an innocent species, that was almost wiped out because of human rapacity, for no reason. Not to mention they play a vital role in our ecosystem and are masters at maintaining our sea kelp forests. We refuse to respect and honor our marine mammals and this particular case is a complex situation.

MU Fan in Connecticut · « **Reply #15 on:** July 24, 2023, 10:15:39 AM »

Otters are doomed.

NCMUFan · « **Reply #16 on:** July 24, 2023, 10:27:07 AM »

No otter way of looking at it.

ATL MU Warrior · « **Reply #17 on:** July 24, 2023, 10:32:39 AM »

Quote from: MuggsyB on July 24, 2023, 08:57:30 AM

Maybe you and others are attacking an innocent species, that was almost wiped out because of human rapacity, for no reason. Not to mention they play a vital role in our ecosystem and are masters at maintaining our sea kelp forests. We refuse to respect and honor our marine mammals and this particular case is a complex situation.

God gave humans dominion over animals. That means when animals become nuisances (or tasty when slow roasted over heat) it is our god-given responsibility to take them out by any means possible.