A sea otter in Santa Cruz, California, is known for harassing surfers and stealing their surfboards.

Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine ...

It was a beautiful sunny day in Santa Cruz, California when an otter suddenly appeared in the ocean hopping on a surfers ...

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

Visitors to a California beach are warning of an aggressive otter with a habit of stealing surfboards in Santa Cruz waters -- and it isn't the first time.

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

The speculation is that this otter is the very sea otter that has been California Wildlife officials trouble for years. If it is “Otter 841,” then this is normal behavior. Unfortunately, the tracker ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife previously recommended that kayakers should keep at least 60 feet away from sea otters and avoid large ...

After Taylor Swift wore a vintage Monterey Bay Aquarium otter T-shirt, the California aquarium reissued the item for Swifties ...

San Francisco (AP) — A Northern California aquarium has raised more than $2 million for sea otter conservation in just two ...

Their fur is so soft it almost led to their extinction, but otters’ recovery has been a boon to Pacific kelp forests, a key ...