Mammalia
Transient Killer Whale
DIET:
Marine mammals including seals, sea lions, dolphins, porpoise
HABITAT:
Open ocean from Alaska to California, and shorelines and near rocky outcrops when hunting
PREDATORS:
No natural predators, they are at the top of the food chain
River Otter
HABITAT:
River otters live in coastal waters and on rocky shores.
DIET:
River otters are opportunitistic feeders and prey on a variety of aquatic and terrestrial animals, including perch, sculpin, flatfish, crayfish, mussels, frogs, as well as diving birds.
PREDATORS:
River otters often escape predation -- birds of prey, coyotes and other large animals -- through their agility in the water and on land.
