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Mejillón de California (Mytilus californianus)Observ.
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Mussels were preyed on by a female sea otter under the bridge over Elkhorn Slough main channel.
She is the one who often appears in many scientific articles about sea otter tool use. Her left eye looks clouded possibly by cataract.
Watch her using tools:
North Jetty culverts https://youtu.be/m4aQ-PadU_c
South Moss Landing Harbor culverts https://youtu.be/bMXe4gQBgLE
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Cangrejo Verde Europeo (Carcinus maenas)Observ.
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A crab was preyed on by an adult female sea otter near the culverts at the entrance of Moss Landing State Park. The prey looks like a rock crab, but I cannot identify the species.
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Erizo Rojo de Mar (Mesocentrotus franciscanus)Observ.
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Sea urchins were preyed on by a female sea otter and her pup
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A sea worm was preyed on by an adult male sea otter in the entrance channel of Elkhorn Slough, CA.
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A female sea otter was eating a bivalve mollusk. It looked flat like a scallop. She was cracking the shell using a boat hull. Unfortunately I do not have detailed image of the shell.
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Cangrejo Costero Rayado (Pachygrapsus crassipes)Observ.
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A female sea otter was eating shore crabs.
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Galleta de Mar Excéntrica (Dendraster excentricus)Observ.
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A female sea otter eating sand dollars at Coast Guard Pier, Monterey, CA.
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Abulón Rojo (Haliotis rufescens)Observ.
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Southern sea otter mom and pup eating an abalone off Coast Guard Pier, Monterey, CA.
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Género OctopusObserv.
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A southern sea otter eating an octopus off San Carlos Beach, Monterey, CA.
@gbentall Please help find ID for this prey. The video below may help.
Check the video of this otter
https://youtu.be/j5hNipgBWns
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Negreta Nuca Blanca (Melanitta perspicillata)Observ.
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A southern sea otter eating a surf scoter at the marina in Moss Landing.
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Percebe Ganso (Pollicipes polymerus)Observ.
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A southern sea otter eating gooseneck barnacles near culverts at Jetty Rd, Moss Landing, CA.
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Glycera robustaObserv.
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Otter 796 was eating a big nereid worm.
