While rare, otter attack not out of character, experts say
This November 2009 file photo shows river otters at Tippecanoe River State park near Battle Ground, Ind. (Frank J. Oliver/Department of Natural Resources via AP, File)
The three women who were recently attacked by an otter while floating on the Jefferson River near Three Forks stood about a near-equal chance of being charged by an angry unicorn.
Otter attacks with injuries or fatalities are so rare that biologists have tracked a very specific number: There have only been 59 documented attacks by otters of all species...
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