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Man hospitalized with ‘significant injuries’ after encounter with mother otter at Northern California national park
ktla ^ | 06/30/2020

Posted on 07/01/2020 7:09:12 AM PDT by BenLurkin

The man was swimming in Manzanita Lake on June 25 when he was bitten by a female river otter, park spokesman Kevin Sweeney told The Times on Tuesday. The man was hospitalized with “significant injuries,” including scratches and puncture wounds that caused bleeding, but they did not appear to be life threatening, Sweeney said.

It is unclear what prompted the incident, but officials believe that the man may have gotten too close to the female otter’s kittens, prompting her to aggressively react.

(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...


TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: norcal; otter
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To: dangus
The “Common” or “North American” otter is a river otter. The California otter is the “Sea otter.”
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Huh. didn't know that, thanks. Apparently not as many in a good part of mid-America (white area in map) - probably why I'd never seen one.

21 posted on 07/01/2020 7:45:24 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: BenLurkin

I once knew a man who was attacked by an otter. It really did some serious damage.


22 posted on 07/01/2020 7:58:14 AM PDT by fso301
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To: dfwgator

which movie?


23 posted on 07/01/2020 7:58:18 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: BenLurkin

This is how the Otterman Empire began.


24 posted on 07/01/2020 8:01:15 AM PDT by bunkerhill7 (That`s 464 people per square foot! Is this corrrect?? It's NYC.)
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To: BenLurkin

This is how the Otterman Empire began.


25 posted on 07/01/2020 8:02:07 AM PDT by bunkerhill7 (That`s 464 people per square foot! Is this corrrect?? It's NYC.)
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To: BenLurkin

Otter Knows Best


26 posted on 07/01/2020 8:03:14 AM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: BenLurkin

Sea otters (31 to 99lbs) are generally peaceable except when irritated, but freshwater river otters (11 to 30lbs) can be very aggressive with little or no warning. Rivers getting a lot of predators on their shores explains their quick triggers.

He is lucky to have just gotten minor bites.


27 posted on 07/01/2020 8:09:06 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("All men and women were created by the, you know, you know, the thing.” -- Joe Biden 3/3/20)
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To: mad_as_he$$

Morning.

I’ve watched otters tear the heck out of salmon
on the river. No mercy.
Canada geese can hit like a prize fighter.


28 posted on 07/01/2020 8:18:21 AM PDT by sasquatch
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To: sasquatch

Morning!

Teeth and energy!


29 posted on 07/01/2020 8:37:42 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: BenLurkin

Rabies?


30 posted on 07/01/2020 8:48:47 AM PDT by Savage Beast (President Trump, praying for guidance, giving his salary to charity, is on the Side of the Angels.)
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To: BenLurkin

The animals are fighting back. Woman at Yellowstone got in the space of a bison too many times and it attacked her. Wild horse that lives on that island on the east coast hit with a shovel and was promptly kicked back. Now the otters.


31 posted on 07/01/2020 9:34:36 AM PDT by barker (Donald Trump is my president.)
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32 posted on 07/01/2020 9:44:48 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: barker
The animals are fighting back.

All the animals got spoiled during the lockdown. They looked around and said "Hey, all of those annoying humans are gone! We can do what we want!" For a couple of months, the world was theirs and now they don't want to give it back.
33 posted on 07/01/2020 9:46:30 AM PDT by fr_freak
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To: BenLurkin
You made me think of "The Loch Moose Monster."   Science Fiction story of an otter genetically crosslinked to a moose which created a zany chimera on a far distant planet of settlers.
34 posted on 07/01/2020 2:49:53 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: higgmeister
"The Loch Moose Monster."
35 posted on 07/01/2020 2:51:41 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: higgmeister
Excerpt:
Loch Moose looked as serene as it always did this time of year. The waterlilies were in full bloom---patches of velvety red and green against the sparkles of sunlight off the water. Here and there I saw a ripple of real trout, Earth authentic.

On the bank to the far right, Susan's troop of otters played tag, skidding down the incline and hitting the water with a splash. They whistled encouragement to each other like a pack of fans at a ballgame. Never saw a creature have more pure fun than an otter---unless it was a dozen otters, like now.


36 posted on 07/01/2020 3:04:12 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: BenLurkin

Maybe the otter identified as a honey badger


37 posted on 07/01/2020 3:32:29 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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