Rosa (sea otter)
Oldest known living sea otter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rosa is a female sea otter at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, born in late August 1999. She was brought to the aquarium when she was four weeks old, found stranded on a beach in Santa Cruz County in September 1999. At that time, she weighed 5 pounds.[1][2][3] Rosa was released at age two for two years, but had to return to the aquarium because she continued to interact with humans by jumping on swimmers and kayakers, which was a danger risk to herself and humans.[1][2][4] Rosa has acted as a surrogate mother for 15 abandoned otters as part of the aquarium.[2][4]
Species | Sea otter |
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Sex | Female |
Born | late August 1999 (24 years, 8 months old) |
Residence | Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey, California |
Rosa is currently the oldest known living sea otter at approximately 24 years, 8 months. She is older than the oldest known male sea otter, Adaa, who lived to be 22 years 8 months old[2][4][5] but not older than the oldest known female otter, Etika, who lived to be approximately 28 years old.[6]