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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.

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[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 65 points 1 month ago

Now I'm sitting here on the toilet wondering how many otters I could take on...

[-] M137@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

And as you sit there deep in thought you feel something tickle your nethers, you think little of it at first but as soon as you feel it again you shift your position and look down. At the same moment your mind comprehends that it's the hand of an otter, that very hand grabs ahold of your dangling valuables and pulls. You are never seen again.

[-] trslim@pawb.social 3 points 1 month ago

I read this in the Baldur's Gate 3 narrator voice.

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

how many otters I can take

😏

on

😞

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[-] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Would you rather take on 30 otter-sized horses, or one horse-sized otter?

[-] Fortatech@gregtech.eu 4 points 1 month ago

Atleast 0.5

[-] lemming741@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

That lady handled 40, but she's a jogger and in better shape than me. I could take 25.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

She lost to 8 bro, you'd get ripped to shreds

[-] lemming741@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Oh shit I read it wrong, she's 40 years old.

Yeah so like 5

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[-] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 48 points 1 month ago

Wow, talk about some blatant dog whistling here...

Inner-city otters? Why not just call them musteld hoodlums? Or shrimp theiving thugs?

How much you wanna bet that if this was an artic fox, or polar bear attack, the words inner city would never have appeared in this article...

[-] scutiger@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

How much you wanna bet that if this was an artic fox, or polar bear attack, the words inner city would never have appeared in this article…

Ok, that's fair, but polar bears and arctic foxes aren't known to frequent the tropics.

[-] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Probably because people like you make them feel unwelcome.

Did you ever stop and think that if you made them feel comfortable, that they might visit more often?

[-] scutiger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I live nowhere near the tropics. In fact, I live in a place where I could actually see polar bears and arctic foxes if I was so inclined. I like that they exist, but I don't want them anywhere near me, as specist as that may sound.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago

Looks like the animal kingdom is getting fed up with our bullshit. Real question is when does the alliance between otters and orcas happen?

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Ok so the orcas are the navy, eagles are the air force, otters are obviously the marines.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago

That lady knows what she did.

[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago

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.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

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.

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 17 points 1 month ago

That's otterly ridiculous!

[-] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Despite their somewhat cuddly appearance, otters have teeth and jaws that are strong enough to crack open ~~shellfish~~ human fucking skulls.

[-] Archelon@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

I once got to go behind the scenes at a zoo, including their vet’s operating room. They had a bunch of interesting stories about how they tranq and operate on different animals of various sizes, but the worst experience they had was with an otter.

Poor little guy woke up partway through surgery, panicked, and went fucking berserk. Those little claws left gouges a foot long and an inch deep in the vet. And then, because they’re so small and fast, trying to re-anaesthetize it was a huge pain.

Anyways, I think about that story a lot when I hear about otters.

Thank you for sharing. That sounds unfortunate for everyone involved, including the otter.

[-] themadcodger@kbin.earth 19 points 1 month ago

And They're in the same family as weasels, honey badgers, and wolverines.

[-] ravhall@discuss.online 10 points 1 month ago

Orcas, eagles, otters. I’m just glad my house cat is indifferent to politics

[-] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

Otters, and eagles and orcas, oh my!

[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Love how nature is fighting back lol

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago
[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago
[-] Ginrai@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Locals, prepare for otter devastation!

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

And what causes this behavior?

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 11 points 1 month ago

She is part of a planning committee trying to tear down some old abbey.

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[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

slick dark hair

50s greaser gang?

[-] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

Off to reclaim the Tears of All Oceans

[-] ruk_n_rul@monyet.cc 3 points 1 month ago

I'm otterly shocked! 😧

Btw in the local language their name can also mean something like "warring" so that kinda tells you something.

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

It's more painful if it was lions. Like if a lion is attacking you and then an otter lion shows up you're screwed.

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