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Meet Abby The Sea Otter! -Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Pawesome Ladies

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Monterey Bay Aquarium

Find yourself some carwash kelp and snuggle up: It’s time to meet Abby the Sea Otter! Rescued as a newborn in July ’07 by the Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Rescue Center, Abby was raised at SeaWorld San Diego. In June ’12, she joined our sea otter program, and became a surrogate mother to her first pup, Sina, in January 2013! To spot Abby in our Sea Otter Exhibit, look for the all-brown otter who loves to stick out her tongue—she also likes playing with artificial kelp, taking ice baths and eating frozen clam pops. Thanks for all … Continue

Meet Kit The Sea Otter! – Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Pawesome Ladies

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Meet Kit The Sea Otter! Five week-old Kit was found stranded in Morro Bay Harbor in January 2010. A California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist rescued her, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared her non-releasable. Kit became the youngest sea otter pup ever to go on exhibit at the Aquarium at just 11 weeks old! She quickly learned critical otter skills, like cracking open clams and eating live crabs without getting bit! In June 2012, she was transferred to SeaWorld San Diego where she continued to mature and learned how to socialize with other … Continue

Meet Ivy The Sea Otter! | Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Pawesome Ladies

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This blonde certainly has a lot of fun: Time to meet Ivy the Sea Otter! Ivy was found stranded in November 2011 as a two-week-old pup on Cayucos State Beach. She was cared for by Sea Otter Program staff for seven weeks, and then introduced to Toola—the Aquarium’s first and most experienced surrogate mother at the time. Sadly, due to a number of factors, Ivy couldn’t be released to the wild, and was declared non-releasable by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Ivy joined our sea otter exhibit in December 2012 at just over one year old, and … Continue