"Selka has taken on the role of adoptive mother to the young otter that had been separated from its mother in the wild and was too young to fend for itself. Selka is one of several participants in the aquarium's long-running, first-of-its-kind surrogacy program."
"Over the past two decades, the aquarium has successfully released over 75 otters that had been orphaned or abandoned as pups, but were well-prepared for life in the wild by their adoptive mothers."
"Much of the program's success stems from the otters' instinctive willingness to raise an adopted pup, said Jess Fujii, who is the manager and principal investigator for the aquarium's Sea Otter Program."
"In most cases, the female otters form strong maternal bonds with the pups, teaching them critical life skills such as diving and foraging for food."
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