Otters, Aquarium Of The Bay, Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, Ca. USA

            Probably the highlight of my visit to the Aquarium, which specialises in the aquatic fauna of San Francisco Bay; I could have watched these otters for much longer, even if they were mostly dozing.

These are North American river otters (Lontra canadensis), aka 'northern river' or 'common' otters (in North America, anyway; I'm typing this in Europe, where Lutra lutra is the 'common otter').  Fairly obviously, they're not (closely) related to the sea otters (Enhydra lutris) I had rather expected to meet.

The three otters (only two were out when we visited) first received visitors here in June 2013, as 'ambassadors' for natural resource conservation, since the presence of resident otters is an indicator of a healthy watershed – and everyone wants cute otters, right?

Taken in: United States / California / San Francisco / North Waterfront (show map)

Taken on: September 17, 2013

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Camera: Canon EOS 60D, f/5.6, 1/15 sec, 85mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

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Focal Length:	85mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	+2 EV
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