She Steals Surfboards by the Seashore. She’s a Sea Otter.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/science/sea-otter-surfboard.html

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FlickOfTheBean@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y

She's beauty, she's grace, she'll steal your surfboard from under your face

FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)

She’s otterly amazing.

I’ve been following this saga. It’s… entertaining. Like I get why they need to capture her. But honestly? I’m can’t help but root for her.

Somebody needs to set this to the pink panther theme song.

ArtieShaw@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

I'm of the same opinion. It's a shame that she (like her mother before her) can't live in the wild, and I hope they can find a humane home for her in captivity. Meanwhile, I hope she fucks more of our human shit up while she's still free.

squidman@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Lol, maaan, I posted this story to the upliftingnews community two weeks ago and it got removed for "not being uplifting." What's not uplifting about a cute little otter stealing surfboards?

FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

The inspector Closou’s trying to catch the pink otter sea panther.

squidman@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

I haven't seen those old movies in years 👴

keeb420@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Sea otter steals surfboards in shallow seas.

andrewta@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

🥇

massive_bereavement@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y

Oh-oh, here she comes
Watch out, boy, she'll steal your board
Oh-oh, here she comes
She's a sea otter

SariEverna@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y

The boards she steals are real boards, I'm sure.

orangeNgreen@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Finally, some quality news!

fubo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Local officials call the animal Otter 841.

She may have ate for one, but she surfs for at least a dozen.