Toola showed that rescued pups could return to the wild
(NEWSER) - Staff at California's Monterey Bay Aquarium are mourning the most remarkable sea otter they have ever encountered. Toola, who died at age 15, was the first captive sea otter ever to serve as a surrogate mother to others, raising a total of 13 pups, some of which now lead their own packs in the wild. She was rescued in 2001 and became mother to an orphaned pup weeks afterward, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. She suffered a brain infection that required twice-daily medication and prevented her release back into the wild. More»
