Lassie Doesn't Seem so Smart Anymore

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We've all heard the stories of dogs or cats gone missing hundreds of miles from home that show up on their owners' doorsteps. They're a little tired, a little hungry, but mostly just happy to be reunited with their families. But those animals don't have anything on "Phoky" or the other sea otters that are astounding scientists and infuriating fishermen.

Phoky was captured and flown from his natural habitat in Southern California's Anacapa Island to Monterey as part of a federal program. Shellfish divers didn't like sharing their catch with these natural predators so the government decided to step in.

But Phoky and dozens of other sea otters weren't satisfied with their new accomodations. So they decided to go back to where they belong despite the official order against it. Who knew otters practiced civil disobedience?

In light of the otters' arrival, the authorities are leaning toward abandoning the re-location plan altogether.

Greg Sanders, a biologist that had been tracking Phoky and the others admitted, "We flew 'em out there, although we didn't blindfold them."

Read more on these clever critters.

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