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California's sea otters are the descendants of a single colony of about 50 southern sea otters discovered near the mouth of Bixby Creek along California's Big Sur coast in 1938; [27] their principal range is now from just south of San Francisco to Santa Barbara County. [28]
Otter 841, California's most ornery sea mammal, has returned to waters off Santa Cruz. Authorities warn surfers and swimmers to steer clear of the creature.
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So a 45-pound (20-kg) otter eats 10-12 pounds (4.5-5.4 kg) of seafood a day. That means that feeding an otter costs the aquarium $40,000 a year and demands constant fundraising.
841 was born in captivity at the Coastal Science Campus of the University of California, Santa Cruz and raised at Monterey Bay Aquarium by her mother, Otter 723, with minimal human intervention. [3] In June 2020 she was released into the wild at Moss Landing Wildlife Area. [4] In October 2023, it was confirmed that 841 had given birth to a pup.
A team of wildlife experts with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the nearby Monterey Bay Aquarium have been trying to capture the 5-year-old animal, known as otter 841, since ...
In July, California wildlife officials reported that a 5-year-old sea otter was "aggressively approaching people and biting surfboards" near Santa Cruz. The wildlife department said it planned to ...
The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland, a new study shows. Sea otters eat constantly and one of their favorite snacks is the ...