On Wednesday, a surfer at Santa Cruz’s Steamer Lane had an uncanny encounter with a bit of marine wildlife. Not a shark, but rather, an otter. Isabella Orduna was minding her own business at the famed ...

Santa Cruz’s Steamer Lane has seen its share of stories: big waves, tough locals, and the kind of lineup drama that keeps people talking. But in mid-October, something stranger took over. Surfers ...

Footage shows an encounter between an angry otter and a surfer off the coast of Santa Cruz, Califorina on 10 July. The otter can be seen biting the surfboard and climbing on top, forcing the surfer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Surfers heading to Santa Cruz will have to keep a look out for a furry surfboard thief. A surfer at Steamer Lane says a sea otter ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA — Two years after a mischievous female otter named 841 made international headlines for hijacking surfboards off the Santa Cruz coast, the incident is being reported again, though its ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KSBW) – It was a beautiful sunny day in Santa Cruz, California when an otter suddenly appeared in the ocean hopping on a surfers surfboard. The incredible interaction was caught by ...

They may look cute and cuddly... but at least one California sea otter has reportedly turned to a life of crime. A surfer in Santa Cruz told officials a cheeky sea otter nibbled on her foot, then had ...

SANTA CRUZ — When a colleague passed the photo along to sea otter expert Gena Bentall, she thought it was fake. “The first thing I said was ‘That is 100% AI (artificial intelligence),” Bentall said ...

Otter 841 went viral in 2023 for harassing surfers in California, but 841's first attacks were reported in 2021 Hefti Brunold A Santa Cruz surfer reported an otter biting her foot and then refusing to ...