Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) appears again at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve

This afternoon we observed a sea otter Enhydra lutris eating a giant red sea urchin Strongylocentrotus franciscanus  just off the south west corner of Great Race Rocks .  It was followed by several gulls, keeping an eye out for scraps. We were able to get a few pictures and some video of it which we will be adding to this post.

Previous sightings of sea otters at Race Rocks are recorded in these posts.

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Sea otter at Race Rocks Ecological reserve, February 27, 2014, G. Fletcher photos.

 

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