Visitors to a California beach are warning of an aggressive otter with a habit of stealing surfboards in Santa Cruz waters -- ...

Surfer Isabella Orduna was catching some waves at Steamer Lane, an area popular with surfers, when she felt something bite ...

The more prolonged the exposure of sea otters and their offspring are to human activities, the higher the likelihood that ...

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

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

In Santa Cruz, sea otters are charming beachgoers by hopping onto surfboards, prompting warning signs for surfers.

All of a sudden, I feel a nip on my foot.” Otter chomps surfer at Steamer Lane, then commandeers her surfboard.

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

The sea mammal was not identified as Otter 841, who was photographed stealing a board and even riding a wave in 2023.

Cabrillo Beach is not a great surf spot. And Allison Scinta is not a great surfer — yet. Despite the San Pedro beach’s small waves that only last a few seconds, she’s able to get up and have fun, ...

Legendary waterman and big wave surfer takes “a fin chop unnervingly shy of his jugular, slicing his face and head,” while ...

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