Group Of Otters Attack, Seriously Injure Jogger: REPORT
A woman jogging in Malaysia was attacked by a pack of otters and left seriously injured, according to a Viral Press report cited by multiple media outlets. The woman, who has not been named, said she was attacked by a pack of eight otters on Wednesday morning at Tanjung Aru Recreation Park in Sabah, Malaysia. […]
Endangered sea otters are returning to California, slowing marshland erosion
The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites is helping save some of California’s wetlands, a new study finds. Sea otters are constantly eating, and one of their favorite snacks is striped shore crab. These crabs dig burrows and nibble on the pickled roots of wetland grasses that hold the soil in place. Brent […]
California sea otters may be reducing erosion as they recolonize historic habitats
The return of sea otters to their former habitat in central California estuaries has reduced erosion of stream banks and wetland edges in the region by up to 90 percent, a new study finds. These carnivorous semi-aquatic mammals were able to slow the rate of erosion through their hunger for plant-eating marsh crabs, according to […]