Posted on 03/27/2015 6:58:48 PM PDT by artichokegrower
A celebrated sea otter who survived a natural oil slick and was tracked by researchers for six years has been killed by a shark.
The seven-year-old marine mammal named Olive was found dead by a beachgoer on March 22 near Sunset State Beach in California.
Wildlife biologists retrieved a large, serrated tooth fragment from white shark in a wound on the mother-of-three's body, indicating the cause of death.
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That otter sting!
She otter pay more attention to where she goes swimming...
There is an APB out on the shark... for Ottercide. The shark is considered dangerous...
I did a double take when I read that. An otter can be a mom? I hope the mommy otter babies is being cared for by the daddy. :-)
Sounds like partially eaten, not eaten.
They rape and kill baby seals anyway.
>>YAWN<<
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