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otterfamilyLast night, a reliable witness reported seeing a serious, prolonged fight involving 3 otters. After about a minute of fighting, 1 of the 3 fled. He said this took place about 10 days-2 weeks ago, which would be shortly after I last saw Slick and Nova together.
From what he described, this sounds like a territorial expulsion attack, or a battle between males over an estrous female. Could this have been the two males fighting over Nova, or was Nova herself the object of the attack? I've seen the latter happen before, when 2-year-old Little Junior was savagely attacked by the resident adult males and expelled from the Clan when she reached breeding age.
I wish I'd been there to see the aggression, but apparently it happened about 9:30AM, which is a time I'm never at the pier...
From what he described, this sounds like a territorial expulsion attack, or a battle between males over an estrous female. Could this have been the two males fighting over Nova, or was Nova herself the object of the attack? I've seen the latter happen before, when 2-year-old Little Junior was savagely attacked by the resident adult males and expelled from the Clan when she reached breeding age.
I wish I'd been there to see the aggression, but apparently it happened about 9:30AM, which is a time I'm never at the pier...
