The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach has welcomed a fourteen-week-old baby boy otter who made his public debut on Tuesday.
The Sea Otter Surrogacy program is the result of a partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which has rescued, rehabilitated, and released stranded sea otter pups since the 1980s.
The Aquarium of the Pacific says its new surrogacy area is being built behind the scenes at its Molina Animal Care Center and will accommodate three to four rescued sea otter pups each year. “Staff interaction with the orphaned otters in the surrogacy program will need to be minimal, and staff will need to wear special suits that distort the human form so these pups have a better chance at surviving in the wild,” Long says.
The Aquarium is also working to develop interpretative material to educate visitors on the surrogacy program and the significance of recovering southern sea otter populations. Anyone interested in getting involved and contributing support to the Aquarium’s surrogacy program can visit
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