The group saw one of the orcas perform “an impressive tail slap,' launching both baby and mother otter into the air.
On Sept. 9, Natalie Hunter and some of her friends were on a recreational fishing trip in Homer, Alaska, when they spotted two wild orcas in the water. The Alaska SeaLife Center Wildlife Response Program admitted a newborn otter pup from Homer, Alaska on Sept. 9, 2023. The ASLC team is caring for the pup 24/7 and offering feeds every two hours.
Hunter, who just happens to be a laboratory technician and wildlife response team member at ASLC, watched the nerve-wracking attack unfold as one of the orcas performed "an impressive tail slap," launching both baby and mother otter out of the water. "It was weird to be on the other side of the wildlife response hotline. It wasn’t someone calling me to report an animal in need. It was the other way around," said Hunter. "My brain was in wildlife response mode during the entire incident, thinking we, unfortunately, may have an otter pup rescue on our hands. 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.
"Her cries were gurgly, and when we got her out of the water, she was soaked," Hunter recollects. "Her coat wasn’t repelling water and keeping her buoyant like it should have been."
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