A sea otter mother floats on her back in calm green harbour water, her favourite flat stone resting on her belly — and one clam to open. Tap, tap, tap: she brings the clam down on the stone again and again while her pup floats on its back in the water beside her, watching every move. The moment the shell opens along its hinge, she turns straight to the pup and feeds it piece by piece, each morsel placed gently into its mouth and finished before the next, one paw stroking the little one's fur all the while. And when the last piece is gone and only the empty shell remains, she gathers her pup up from the water onto her chest and cuddles it close. Lunch for two, served on the water.
Sea otters are famous for keeping a favourite stone — a personal tool they carry and reuse — and a pup's first solid meals arrive exactly like this: one small piece at a time, always within reach of mother's paws.
Location: Calm coastal harbour waters
Audio: "Water over rocks as tide recedes" via Wikimedia Commons, public domain (real field recording — this video uses no generated audio).
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