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Watch: Sea otter steals board from surfer off California coast

NBC Universal, Inc. Wildlife officials say an aggressive sea otter has been stealing surfboards from surfers off the Northern California coast for weeks.

California fish and wildlife agents are hoping to capture a sea otter that's acting strangely toward surfers in Santa Cruz.

Images taken by a local photographer Sunday show the sea otter hopping onto different surfboards. At one point, the otter bit a board.

So far, the otter hasn't hurt anyone.

The otter is a 5-year-old female born in captivity that can easily be identified by the blue tag on her left fin. She's often seen near West Cliff.

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