Surrogate sea otter moms Rosa and Selka get lots of attention at the public daily feedings at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but their bigger job is as surrogate moms to abandoned and injured sea ...

These sea otters adopt orphaned pups and raise them to be wild Text by Katia Hetter , CNN; video by Channon Hodge and Joshua Sarlo , CNN 6 minute read ...

These sea otters adopt orphaned pups and raise them to return to the wild by: CNN Wire. Posted: Sep 25, 2019 / 11:22 AM CDT. Updated: Sep 25, 2019 / 11:22 AM CDT.

But some of their most important work is behind the scenes, serving as foster moms to abandoned pups in the aquarium's one-of-a-kind program to rescue, nurture and return sea otter pups to the wild.

Rosa and Selka are part of a group of surrogate sea otters who can’t be released back into the wild. But they still can teach these rescued pups how to be sea otters.

These sea otters adopt orphaned pups and raise them to be wild Text by Katia Hetter , CNN; video by Channon Hodge and Joshua Sarlo , CNN 6 minute read ...

These sea otters adopt orphaned pups and raise them to be wild Text by Katia Hetter , CNN; video by Channon Hodge and Joshua Sarlo , CNN 6 minute read ...

Sea Otters From Monterey Bay Aquarium Adopt Orphaned Pups, Raise Them to Be Wild by: CNN Wire. Posted: Sep 25, 2019 / 08:28 AM PDT. Updated: Sep 25, 2019 / 08:28 AM PDT.

Because of the fur trade in the 18th and 19th centuries, sea otters were nearly hunted to extinction in the state, the aquarium says. The state's population is currently just over 3,000 sea otters ...

Sea otters act as surrogate moms to orphaned pups at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. (Credit: Randy Wilder/Monterey Bay Aquarium) Rosa and Selka get lots of attention in their starring roles at the ...

Rosa and Selka are part of a group of surrogate sea otters who can’t be released back into the wild, either because of injury or inability to stay away from humans. But they still can teach t… ...