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When the staff at the Monterey Bay Aquarium noticed a wild sea otter swimming into the safe waters of their Great Tide Pool, they began to wonder if something was wrong with her since healthy wild otters rarely visit the safe pool so frequently.
But when the staff got to work one morning, all their questions had been answered. “Around 8:30 a.m., Aquarium staff witnessed a BRAND NEW pup resting on her belly, being furiously groomed by a proud momma,” the aquarium staff wrote in a blog post. As the staff looked closer, they noticed the fluffy sea otter pup was still attached to the umbilical cord.
While still in the water, this new mom quickly fluffed out her newborn’s fur, which helps keep them warm and buoyant.
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Afterwards, the two dried off on a rock for some quality cuddling time before heading back into the bay.
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Watch the entire video below to see this adorable new mom cuddle her newborn otter pup.
A wild baby sea otter was born in our Great Tide Pool!Wild otter mom and pup update! The pair was spotted in our Great Tide Pool again this morning. They’re back out in the bay right now but we wouldn’t be surprised to see them again soon! In the meantime, enjoy some video of this most otterly adorable of events:
Posted by Monterey Bay Aquarium on Tuesday, December 22, 2015
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