A rambunctious sea otter commandeered a surfer's board in Santa Cruz, raising concerns that a disturbing trend of marine mammals hassling surfers.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Surfers heading to Santa Cruz, California will have to keep a look out for a furry surfboard thief. A ...

Southern sea otters, which are often referred to as California sea otters, populate the central coast of California and are ...

More instances of sea otters interacting with surfers were reported in Santa Cruz, a day after a similar instance.

Santa Cruz firefighters tell KSBW 8 that a sea otter took a woman’s surfboard around 5:07 p.m. and may have nipped at her, ...

Otter 841 went viral in 2023 for harassing surfers in California, but 841's first attacks were reported in 2021 ...

A rescued sea otter is now fully integrated into the otter group at a renowned aquarium near Michigan. Jade can be seen bonding and playing with the raft (the name for a group of otters) at Shedd ...

Good Morning America and Shedd Aquarium are teaming up to name a sea otter pup. Shedd Aquarium's rescued southern sea otter pup (Enhydra lutris nereis) - currently known as Pup 681 - has been swimming ...

A surfer at Steamer Lane says an otter bit her foot and then climbed onto her board, holding it hostage for roughly 20 ...