Southern sea otter enjoys an invasive exotic green crab

a sea otter floats on its back holding a crab

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Lilian Carwell/USFWS

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A southern sea otter enjoys an invasive exotic green crab in Moss Landing, Calif. Sea otters eat urchins, abalone, mussels, clams, crabs, snails and about 40 other marine species. Sea otters eat approximately 25 percent of their weight in food each day. Photo by Lilian Carwell/USFWS.

Species

Enhydra lutris nereis

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