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Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

Description:

Lone sea otter relaxing and grooming while floating in the harbor. This is one of two otters I usually see here; never at the same time. They look totally relaxed but actually they can float on their back like this and move pretty fast with just their tail propelling them.

Habitat:

Boat harbor next to town.

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3 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 2 years ago

That last shot is funny.

Machi
Machi 2 years ago

Glad I could help you remember! They are so relaxing to watch and always bring a smile to my face

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 2 years ago

Reminded me of myself when I first learnt swimming..it is very relaxing to float like this. I feel such solidarity with the otter :) Thank you, Machi for reminding me about a very distant but happy memory!

Machi
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Machi

Kodiak, Alaska, United States

Spotted on Jun 20, 2020
Submitted on Apr 9, 2021

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