Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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#Seaotters are innovative, adorable and apex predators in their ecosystem — until now. On Pleasant Island, a 20 square mile uninhabited island off of #Alaska, the deer population has likely dropped due to wolf predation. With the decrease in available prey, it appears that sea otters are now on the menu for #wolves.

Find the full story at discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/alaskan-sea-otters-become-meal-of-choice-for-hungry-wolves.

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