A tiny sea otter pup is safe and sound at the Vancouver Aquarium after being found swimming alone just north of Vancouver Island.
According to the aquarium, he was brought to Port Hardy by boaters who were worried about the pup following their vessel around.
The pup, believed to be two-four weeks old, is healthy but needy: he requires 24-hour care from the aquarium害羞草研究所檚 staff.
害羞草研究所淪ea otters have high energetic needs; after birth they spend about six months with mom, nursing, being groomed by her and learning to forage and be a sea otter, so this little guy is still a fully dependent pup,害羞草研究所� said Marine Mammal Rescue Centre manager , and we害羞草研究所檙e providing him with the care he needs right now,害羞草研究所� said Lindsaye Akhurst. 害羞草研究所淗e would not survive on his own.害羞草研究所�
Despite that, Akhurst says that it害羞草研究所檚 best for boaters to simply report distressed sea animals rather than bring them in.
害羞草研究所淥nce they害羞草研究所檙e removed from the wild it害羞草研究所檚 impossible to determine if the mother is alive and if they could have been reunited,害羞草研究所� she said, 害羞草研究所渙r if bringing him in was the appropriate action.害羞草研究所�
WATCH: Baby sea otter hangs out at the Vancouver Aquarium
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