Crew boats fend off otter attack

The otter promptly began to lunge and hiss viciously at the coaches, who frantically used paddles and a megaphone to try to force the animal out of the boat. After a short battle, the two parties reached a standoff – the hissing and glaring otter in the stern of the boat, the coaches armed and ready for action in the middle..

The insensitive brute! An unarmed otter terrifying 3 Dartmouth crew coaches armed with paddles! And the otter came close to winning....:D

10 posted on 04/09/2004 4:09:57 PM PDT by xJones

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To: mylife

Shades of Jimmah Cotta's wabbit!

11 posted on 04/09/2004 4:14:08 PM PDT by OldFriend (Always understand, even if you remain among the few)

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To: nuconvert

LOL!! When otters attack.

...wasn't there an squirrel attack on biker a couple months ago...very funny. :)

12 posted on 04/09/2004 4:14:37 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you :)

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To: mylife

ROFLMAO... I heard that in a Thurston Howell voice.

They otter stay away from its territory.

13 posted on 04/09/2004 4:23:05 PM PDT by kenth (Polls show Dennis Kucinich with 1% of the vote. With a 3% margin of error, he may owe us votes.)

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> Stanhope suggested that the otter might be protecting pups, which would explain the animal's violent behavior..

Males, as I recall, are much bigger than females. They can be 60 inches from nose to tail. If this otter was threatening to humans, it was a male. I don't believe it was protecting pups but (in its considered opinion) driving off two rival males :-)

14 posted on 04/09/2004 4:23:12 PM PDT by T'wit ("Now and then, an innocent man is elected to Congress" -- Will Rogers)

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To: kenth

I heard that in a Thurston Howell voice.

LOL! Actually I was thinking of it as said by Sideshow Bobs brother Nigel.

15 posted on 04/09/2004 4:27:40 PM PDT by mylife

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To: mylife

Call Jimmy Carter! He knows what to do! Rabbits! Otters! Jimmuh can handle it! Just don't ask him to plan a military operation that involves helicopters.

16 posted on 04/09/2004 4:30:57 PM PDT by Terry Mross

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To: T'wit

They can be 60 inches from nose to tail

What?! I'll have to do some checking on this one!

17 posted on 04/09/2004 4:34:27 PM PDT by Lijahsbubbe (If you knew what you were doing, you'd probably be bored.)

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To: T'wit

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/riverotter.html

River otter have long streamlined bodies and short, powerful legs with webbed feet. Although the record size for a northern river otter is 33 pounds and 54 inches in length, the average size is 18 pounds and 40 inches long. Males are approximately 17 percent larger than females.

Gross!

18 posted on 04/09/2004 4:39:33 PM PDT by Lijahsbubbe (If you knew what you were doing, you'd probably be bored.)

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To: mylife

Actually, they ought to consider rabies. All mammals can develop it if exposed to the virus. As a precaution the coaches should undergo the rabies treatment. It's not too expensive and is just a series of shots in the arm. There is no sense in taking a risk.

19 posted on 04/09/2004 4:44:59 PM PDT by Jemian

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To: mylife

FARBER COLLEGE

KNOWLEDGE IS GOOD

"Otter"- Tim Matheson

20 posted on 04/09/2004 5:19:22 PM PDT by Khurkris (Ranger On...)

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