On a blue-sky afternoon, kayakers paddle past dozens of sea lions lolling in the sun and make a beeline toward the sea otters lounging on beds of eel grass at Elkhorn Slough on California’s central ...

You hear stories about them, including the one who became a legend by climbing onto surfboards occupied by humans off Santa Cruz. You can find them in Central Coast kelp beds and Elkhorn Slough ...

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