Marine Otters (Lontra felina)
ENDANGERED
Chiloe Island, CHILE
Mother and baby in the surf
The smallest marine mammal in the world, and critically endangered, the Marine Otter is only found along the Pacific Coast of Chile and southern Peru. Almost exterminated by the fur trade, they are still under threat from hunting and habitat degradation.
This collection of images, shot on Chiloe Island in Southern Chile, is a small part of the most intimate coverage ever made of this species.
Hunting in kelp beds
Mother and cub
An Octopus mouthful
Inside the resting cave
Face in the kelp
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