Because a wildlife responder witnessed the attack, the Alaska SeaLife Center is aware of every detail.
Hunter's group, which included friends with wildlife response experience, first spotted two wild orcas, and then a"commotion" occurred when the orcas attacked a floating otter. The otter did not try to escape, and the group heard"characteristic young otter calls" that made them realize the otter was carrying a pup.
"My brain was in wildlife response mode during the entire incident, thinking we, unfortunately, may have an otter pup rescue on our hands," Hunter said in the agency's news release."It wasn't until the entire event ended, the wild orcas had left the area, and the pup started crying out for its mother that I knew we had to think about the next move."
Once the wildlife center received permission from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to respond to the otter pup, the group carefully pulled the animal out of the water and onto their boat, then brought her back to shore.
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