Vancouver team caring for 2nd orphan sea otter pup found near Tofino
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There's been a ruckus at the Vancouver Aquarium's animal hospital these days as two orphaned sea otter pups call out from opposite ends of the room.
There’s been a ruckus at the Vancouver Aquarium’s animal hospital these days as two orphaned sea otter pups call out from opposite ends of the room.
The patients were each abandoned near Tofino, B.C., less than a month apart and are now being cared for by teams of staff and volunteers, while they also make sure their presence is known to each other.
“When one vocalizes the other actually vocalizes as well, a little bit,” said Lindsaye Akhurst, senior manager of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society.
“So, there is some vocal interaction going on, which you can imagine at 3 a.m. can be a little hard on the ears. But it’s great that they’re responding to each other.”
The vocal pair represent the first time the society has had to take care of two abandoned pups at the same time.
The animals aren’t allowed to be together for safety reasons, mostly for the smaller pup.
The newest rescue, a northern sea otter named Luna, was found July 13 on Vargas Island, near Tofino, B.C., with remnants of her umbilical cord still attached.
Akhurst said Luna is only days old and is believed to be the youngest otter the society has ever cared for.
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