Sea otter, Enhydra lutris, #15069

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. California, USA, Enhydra lutris, natural history stock photograph, photo id 15069
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. California, USA

Species: Sea otter, Enhydra lutris
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 15069
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
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