Meet Sea Otter Pups 926, 927, and 929!

A couple of years ago we shared the news that Aquarium of the Pacific is teaming up with Monterey Bay Aquarium to expand Monterey’s sea otter surrogacy program. The Aquarium of the Pacific announced yesterday that they’ve temporarily taken in three rescued, non-releasable sea otter pups! The pups will help train the older sea otters and the humans as they learn the surrogacy program’s ropes, and the older sea otters will help train the pups as they learn all the ottering ropes. Symbiosis! Without further ado, here are pups 926, 927, and 929:

The Aquarium of the Pacific writes, “926 arrived in February at eight weeks old and is a female. The animal care staff reports that she is the smallest of the pups and is a slightly darker shade of brown than the others.”

“927 arrived in March. He is the largest of the pups and spends most of his time near our resident sea otter Millie.”

“929 arrived in April. She is a lighter shade of brown with light-colored cheeks. She likes to spend time with Betty or one of her fellow pups.”

The Aquarium continues:

The Aquarium is proud to be able to provide these young animals a temporary home and help train our staff and adult sea otters on how to care for pups as we prepare to launch our Sea Otter Surrogacy facility. Our adult otters are helping the pups learn important skills like grooming and feeding. Our staff is learning about specialized care for young sea otters, including the necessity of around-the-clock care. Beginning 5/27, visitors can see the pups in the Northern Pacific Gallery!