Sea otter commandeers surfer’s board in Santa Cruz, echoing older incidents A rambunctious sea otter commandeered a surfer’s board in Santa Cruz, raising concerns that a disturbing trend of marine mammals hassling surfers.

Sea otter 1, surfer 0, and yeah, we’ve seen this before. Could be play, curiosity, stress. Hard to say what drives these board takeovers, but best bet? Keep your distance, don’t feed wildlife, and don’t argue board rights with an apex floof.
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