California sea otter, Enhydra lutris nereis, female with nose scarred by bites from male during mating, resting while wrapped in eelgrass, California

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California sea otter, Enhydra lutris nereis ( threatened species ), female with nose scarred by bites from male during mating, resting while wrapped in eel grass or eelgrass, Zostera sp. to keep from floating away, Elkhorn Slough, Moss Landing, California, United States ( Eastern Pacific )

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Size: 6574px × 4382px
Location: Moss Landing, California, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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