When rescued sea otter pup luna came to shedd at just a few weeks old, staff had to teach her to groom her own fur. sea otters are among the few mammals to use tools. floating on its back, a sea otter hammers a mussel or clam against a rock on its chest to pry the meal open.. The shedd aquarium's newest resident got her name friday, and it's luna. more than 10,000 votes were cast in the contest to name the rescued orphan sea otter who had been known as pup 681.. The monterey bay aquarium's sea otter program has been studying and helping recover the threatened southern sea otter since 1984. the program works with other aquariums, such as shedd, and wildlife rescue facilities to respond to every sea otter that comes ashore in distress along the california coast..
Learn more about the threats facing sea otters and the around-the-clock care shedd gives rescued pups like ellie (aka pup 719). �karen furnweger, web editor. the shedd family was heartbroken to say goodbye to beloved sea otter mari on feb 8, 2018. mari came to shedd as a rescued pup and found a lifetime home at the aquarium.. Luna was rescued along the southern california coast by state wildlife officials and taken to monterey bay aquarium, a leader in sea otter rehabilitation. shedd, with 25 years of experience in caring for fragile sea otter pups, quickly accepted monterey bay�s call to provide the tiny orphan with a permanent home.. The aquarium is now recognized as an expert in rehabilitating sea otter pups. all but one of shedd�s five sea otters have been rescues, and pup 719 is the third southern sea otter that came through monterey bay aquarium�s sea otter program. editor�s note.
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