實習記者謝曉菁/綜合報導
近日美國加利福尼亞州的聖塔克魯茲(Santa Cruz)出現一位「衝浪板大盜」,竟是一隻調皮的海獺,牠不僅會爬上衝浪板,還會把原先在板上的人們趕走,將板子佔為己有,海獺這般霸道的行徑讓遊客十分困擾,也可能造成衝浪客的危機,當地的野生動物管理局已經派專人捕捉,以免危及遊客的安危。
綜合外媒報導,在聖塔克魯茲海邊有隻5歲左右的母海獺總會騷擾在該海域衝浪的遊客,並把衝浪板搶走。影片中可見,海獺熟練地爬上衝浪客的板子上,當衝浪客嘗試搖晃、翻轉浪板及對海獺潑水來搶回板子時,海獺會緊抓板子,甚至撲向衝浪客,非常機靈。
An amazing video!
This video of the sea otter attacking a surfboard yesterday was shared me and is being posted with the photographers permission. The video must remain in this tweet to be shared. This is a dangerous sea otter, avoid it if at all possible! pic.twitter.com/N7qPMFVRrt— Native Santa Cruz (@NativeSantaCruz) July 10, 2023[廣告]請繼續往下閱讀...
After watching multiple attempts, I’m convinced 841 was playing with and taunting Fish and Wildlife. They had a couple of hundred yards long net stretched across the water, which they tried herding her to, but it also didn’t work 1/3 pic.twitter.com/aRvWynT2TB
— Native Santa Cruz (@NativeSantaCruz) July 16, 2023
一名遭到海獺攻擊的衝浪客李伊(Joon Lee)表示,「我當下試圖游開,但還沒能游遠,牠就咬住我的(衝浪板)腳繩,讓我驚慌失措」。對此,美國魚類暨野生動物管理局(US Fish and Wildlife Service)對這隻海獺發布了詳細通報,「鑒於公共安全風險升高,已部署一組來自加州魚類暨野生動物部(CDFW)及蒙特瑞灣水族館(Monterey Bay Aquarium),接受過捕捉和處理海獺訓練的人員,嘗試將此海獺捕獲並重新安置」。
雖然海獺長相可愛又乖巧,但其實牠們是具有攻擊性的掠食動物。然而這隻母海獺攻擊衝浪客的行為並不尋常,專家對牠為何會有此攻擊行為感到匪夷所思。據當地科學家表示,這隻海獺的母親是在被人類捕捉後生下牠的,因太常被人類餵養,所以已經失去對人類的懼怕。
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