The animal is one of five female sea otters at the aquarium that train pups on basic skills needed to survive in the wild, such as opening clams and mussels and grooming their coats. Stranded or orphaned sea otters are brought in to Monterey Bay Aquarium and bottle-fed until they’re 8 weeks old before they’re introduced to Abby’s enclosure, DeAngelo said.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 19, 2018 23:48 UTC