This is a shot of the same sea otter taken two weeks later. It has the same discoloration or raw place on its nose. It seemed to be enjoying the warmth of the sun. Although the otters are a common sight in the Moss Landing area, there are fewer than 3000 along the entire California coast. They remain an endangered species.
Posts Tagged: Otter
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Apr 10
A Sea Otter Enjoys the Sun
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Mar 10
What Sharp Teeth You Have!
Another shot of a sea otter eating. I watched this otter repeatedly dive and bring up clams. It ate 16 clams as I watched. The sea bed was littered with hundreds of shells in the same area, all, I think, from this same otter.
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Mar 10
Sea Otter Enjoys Lunch
One of the local sea otters that live in and around the Moss Landing Harbor on the central California coast. This one is enjoying a breakfast of what appears to be a clam or mussel. There are usually several otters around the harbor most days and sometimes rafts of 20 or more are common. This particular otter is often found by the walkway near the Sea Harvest Restaurant.