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What is eating the fresh water mussels on my local canal?

April 26, 2017canal eating Environment fresh local Mussels water

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What is eating the fresh water mussels on my local canal?

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It could be otters. Sea otters have broad, flattened teeth for crushing shells (including those of crabs). Fresh water otters tend to have sharper teeth for slicing through the flesh of fish – but they wouldn’t say no to a fresh water mussel.