Prey

San Diego, CA. November 19, 2015. A sunfish (Mola mola) watches as a California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) breaks its tough skin. Due to the current El Nino regime, much of the sea lion’s usual prey is up north in cooler waters. Forcing them to eat whatever is available.

Holey Mola

A sea lion’s desperate foray into unusual prey reflects recent dramatic shifts in the marine ecosystem off California’s coast.

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Otter (lutra lutra) is eating a wintering common frog it just caught from a river in Southern Estonia.
Frog Leg Feast

With native fish populations in decline, resourceful European otters have turned their attention to frogs and toads, a food source that presents its own challenges.