California sea otters or southern sea otters, Enhydra lutris nereis, basking on the beach, Elkhorn Slough, California, USA

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California sea otters or southern sea otters, Enhydra lutris nereis ( threatened species ), basking on the beach at Elkhorn Slough, Moss Landing, California, United States ( Eastern Pacific ); this is the only location where Pacific sea otters are known to come ashore regularly

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Size: 7310px × 4873px
Location: Moss Landing, California, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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