A group of wild otters viciously attacked a woman jogging in an inner-city park in Malaysia.
Mariasella Harun, 40, was chased and mauled by eight of the mammals on Wednesday morning in Tanjung Aru, in the northern Sabah state of Borneo island.
A graphic video of the aftermath showed the victim huddled on a pavement with deep gashes visible on her arms, as blood streaked her temple, T-shirt and leggings.
Another clip captured the bevy of otters – each as big as a small dog, with slick dark hair – charging across a car park moments before the attack.
It is the latest in a series of incidents involving humans and otters in the area. A man was recently taken to hospital after another unprovoked attack.
Otter attacks are increasing across the whole of South-East Asia, according to wildlife authorities.
Despite their somewhat cuddly appearance, otters have teeth and jaws that are strong enough to crack open shellfish.
They can weigh up to 14kg and grow up to 4ft, including their tail.
slick dark hair
50s greaser gang?
Otters are not built for speed on land. If you’ve seen one run, you know it’s and awkward hop-hop-hop movement. This lady couldn’t outrun them? Law of nature comes into play I guess.
Nah, the slow hop-hop-hop is like a jog. Mustelids can fucking zoom if they’re in danger or after prey. Like, even dopey-ass domesticated ferrets can get going pretty damn quick when they’ve been hurt or feel threatened. Nobody has posted what species of otter attacked this lady, but river otters can reach speeds of 47 kph (29 mph) on land. Sea otters are slow and fat, but these weren’t sea otters.
You aren’t outrunning a pack of otters in a sprint. It’s no question that you could outrun them over a long distance, but mustelids are zoomy little fuckers.
(note that I like mustelids and had 4 ferrets, so please don’t mistake my tone as being sour on them)
Huh, I didn’t know that. I could see anything in that article so just used what I had seen. Thanks for the info.
No worries. Mustelids aren’t very well understood by the general populace, so I don’t hold it against anyone.
It was a gang that was clearly lying in wait and.simultaneously jumped out of the bushes to surround her. Should have just gave them her wallet.
/c/notpythonmonty
Otters, and eagles and orcas, oh my!
They know
That lady knows what she did.
Someone was probably mean to them but it wasn’t her. She is also not the first to be attacked.
She described finding herself suddenly surrounded by the pack after they “jumped out” from a drain in Perdana Park at about 6am local time.
“At first, I thought it was a cat, but the creature jumped out and bit me while I was running, and there were many of them … I could not even stand up when it happened,” she told local media.
You would take thae human’s side. Whatever. You hairless apes are all the same.
All I know is that no otter ever did me wrong. As long as I could fly away fast enough.
Locals, prepare for otter devastation!
Now I’m sitting here on the toilet wondering how many otters I could take on…
Would you rather take on 30 otter-sized horses, or one horse-sized otter?
Horses. They’re built like birds.
how many otters I can take
😏
on
😞
Atleast 0.5
Orcas, eagles, otters. I’m just glad my house cat is indifferent to politics
I’m otterly shocked! 😧
Btw in the local language their name can also mean something like “warring” so that kinda tells you something.
And what causes this behavior?
She is part of a planning committee trying to tear down some old abbey.
Off to reclaim the Tears of All Oceans
Otters are assholes
Only river otters, sea otters are cute and cuddly, as they would float away if they didn’t hold on tight
Don’t read this
“I couldn’t find any reports of attacks on humans from sea otters” this is all I needed to know thanks! So they are perfect creatures who can do no harm and my world view is intact
Lol, if that’s good enough for you, then let the blue skies shine, baby!