A few weeks ago we brought you the story of the orphan sea otter, Kit, who had found a new home at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and a new companion in the 9 year old surrogate otter mom "Mae." Today we check back in on what appears to be a very contented otter pair!
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10 responses to “Eat, Sleep, Play, Repeat – The Life of a Baby Otter”
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Yay for orphaned Kit who got such a lovely new mom! I heart sea otters. I want to be one for a day, and float around in the water like they do!
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Just adorable. I love the way they are so casually affectionate to each other. Cool video too.
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Well Kit’s got great manners too. Washes his face before he goes down for a nap.
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Cheers to Kit and Mae! They look like they really enjoy each other’s company. So much that I sorta wish I could climb in and snuggle up with them.
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What an adorable video. Just love how adoptive mom puts her paw around his head at the start. He is so cute eating and the two of them together are so endearing. I could watch this all day.
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Thank you for the video. So glad they are together. Mae just seems to be such a good mother…
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I love how she holds her paw out so Kit can hold on and not float away.
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This is actually a pretty upsetting video if you ask me. I’ve watched otters play at zoos before, they run and jump and dive. These poor otters look so bored in their small environment (that also looks as if there’s harmful debris floating in it) that all they can do all day is float around and try to chew through the other’s wrist to put them out of their misery. Sad…
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Tooka – I think you might be confusing river otters with sea otters. River otters are more rambunctious while sea otters do more floating and lounging. They are certainly not trying to chew each other’s wrists off.
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Tooka, I suggest you go to the Monterrey Bay Aquarium website and look at the information they have there on their sea otter habitat and program, before jumping to such a conclusion. It explains the “debris” and a whole lot more. You might also keep in mind that the camera in this video is focused on the otters and is not attempinting to show their entire living space.
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