Sea otter rests on the ocean surface while a crab stands on its abdomen. The otter has just pulled the crab up off the ocean bottom and will shortly eat it. Monterey.
Species: Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 15070
Lat/Long: 36.60944, -121.89250 (Coordinates: 36° 36' 33.98" N, 121° 53' 33.00" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 15070
Lat/Long: 36.60944, -121.89250 (Coordinates: 36° 36' 33.98" N, 121° 53' 33.00" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: animal, animalia, california, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, enhydra, enhydra lutris, lutrinae, lutris, mammal, marine mammal, monterey, monterey bay national marine sanctuary, mustelid, mustelidae, national marine sanctuaries, otter, sea otter, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate
Categories:
- Animal > Mammal > Otter > Sea Otter
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Marine Sanctuaries > Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (California)
- Location > USA > California > Monterey
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