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Two of five Sea Otters seen relaxing and feeding near the pipes under Jetty Rd. that allow flow between the north and south estuaries at Moss Landing. One was eating a mussel when another swam up to it, and without resistance, took it from the first and began eating (mother and pup?)
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Two of five Sea Otters seen relaxing and feeding near the pipes under Jetty Rd. that allow flow between the north and south estuaries at Moss Landing. One was eating a mussel when another swam up to it, and without resistance, took it from the first and began eating (mother and pup?)
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One of five Southern Sea Otters resting and eating near the pipes under Jetty Road that allow flow between the northern and southern portions of the estuary.
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One of five Southern Sea Otters resting and eating near the pipes under Jetty Road that allow flow between the northern and southern portions of the estuary.
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One of five Southern Sea Otters resting and eating near the pipes under Jetty Road that allow flow between the northern and southern portions of the estuary.
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This distant Sea Otter caught my attention because I saw it manipulating something large and white while floating on its back on the surface. In my binoculars I saw that it was a diamond shaped flatfish with barring on the fins. After reviewing several guide to the region's fish, I feel very confident that it was a Starry Flounder (Platichthys stellatus). Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get any pictures that others could definitively use to ID this species as its prey, but I believe it is clear that it is eating a fish.
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This distant Sea Otter caught my attention because I saw it manipulating something large and white while floating on its back on the surface. In my binoculars I saw that it was a diamond shaped flatfish with barring on the fins. After reviewing several guide to the region's fish, I feel very confident that it was a Starry Flounder (Platichthys stellatus). Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get any pictures that others could definitively use to ID this species as its prey, but I believe it is clear that it is eating a fish.
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This distant Sea Otter caught my attention because I saw it manipulating something large and white while floating on its back on the surface. In my binoculars I saw that it was a diamond shaped flatfish with barring on the fins. After reviewing several guide to the region's fish, I feel very confident that it was a Starry Flounder (Platichthys stellatus). Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get any pictures that others could definitively use to ID this species as its prey, but I believe it is clear that it is eating a fish.
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This distant Sea Otter caught my attention because I saw it manipulating something large and white while floating on its back on the surface. In my binoculars I saw that it was a diamond shaped flatfish with barring on the fins. After reviewing several guide to the region's fish, I feel very confident that it was a Starry Flounder (Platichthys stellatus). Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get any pictures that others could definitively use to ID this species as its prey, but I believe it is clear that it is eating a fish.
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"Posting this guy just to show that the presence of a nose wound is not always indicative of gender in sea otters. While nose wounds, which are a result of the ""top"" participant (usually male) biting the nose of the ""bottom"" participant (usually female), are most frequently found on female otters, male-male mating activities are not uncommon, especially near the bachelor group at Jetty Rd. This guy (male genitalia clearly visible) had a rough encounter as the bottom."