A Growing Girl - Sea Otter Pup's Second Vet Exam!

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  • Aniak's pup receives her second vet exam. She is a healthy 6.9 pounds and is learning how to swim!
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ความคิดเห็น • 82

  • @seattleaquarium
    @seattleaquarium  11 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    There have been a total of 10 sea otter births at the Aquarium, and eight of those pups lived to adulthood.

  • @kylieeats1639
    @kylieeats1639 7 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    Don't think anything in the world is cuter than an otter pup!

  • @mandycleezehappyhour4238
    @mandycleezehappyhour4238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Man, what a confident pup she was! Didn't complain during her exam, jumped right back into the water at the end, happily dunked her head under water (upside down, no less!), flippered her way around the enclosure like she owned the place... What a great girl!

  • @seattleaquarium
    @seattleaquarium  11 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    One of our biologists recorded this video with her iPad as the vet was conducting the exam.

  • @ravens9992
    @ravens9992 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bless that baby and all the rest

  • @KIWIchix0r
    @KIWIchix0r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    They’re super cute as adults. Pups are irresistible.

  • @Mi-yc3oy
    @Mi-yc3oy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    background..."will twirl for treats!"

  • @seattleaquarium
    @seattleaquarium  12 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    @strlightcutie521 Sea otters turn over as they eat to remove food debris from their chests as well as to store some of their food in loose skin folds under their arms.

  • @astonished2023
    @astonished2023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    In the name of physical examinations the vet got to knead all that floof to her heart’s content

  • @Jesus-saves411
    @Jesus-saves411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My face hurts from smiling so much 😊

  • @DAOzz83
    @DAOzz83 11 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I suspect wo reasons: One is that the mother associates the trainers with food, play, and other good things in general, so she trusts them as much as an otter can. The other is that she's being constantly distracted with shrimp through the whole thing. It's only JUST enough to keep her from clambering out and swiping wildly at the vet, I would imagine.

    • @sweetcoco8064
      @sweetcoco8064 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      She trusts the vet, she even gave the baby to them so I think your first option is true

    • @realreviews4102
      @realreviews4102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sweetcoco8064 do you think they do the exam near the mom to make sure she knows her pup is ok and she’s not going anywhere rather than taking her away for a bit to do the exam?

  • @helenpruzan6970
    @helenpruzan6970 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    She was probably thinking "Doesn't anyone want to be my mother"?So adorable💗💗💗

  • @goosefarm3602
    @goosefarm3602 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    shrimp and barrel rolls..what fun for them...that pup is precious

  • @Wellthatwilldoit
    @Wellthatwilldoit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Her little squeaks and her tiny fluffy self❤🥰🥰❤🥰🥰❤🥰❤🥰❤🥰❤😍😍😍

  • @alexabrieldw
    @alexabrieldw ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So fluffy!!

  • @Keith5Cats2
    @Keith5Cats2 12 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I've always been in love with otters. They are so adorable. I respect the wild in them. Glad they're growing healthy!

  • @user-sg3lu3mf2b
    @user-sg3lu3mf2b 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    so cute!!!

  • @peachydaisy1905
    @peachydaisy1905 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Those lil flippers are so cute!

  • @marleynightingale4312
    @marleynightingale4312 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my gosh that is so CUTE!

  • @Meerkatmatt2
    @Meerkatmatt2 12 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    just who disliked this bundle of fluff, who?

  • @zrynnyeonghafiz133
    @zrynnyeonghafiz133 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Sooooooo cuuuttteeeeeeeee....
    😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @giggle_snort
    @giggle_snort 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awww precious lil floof!!

  • @zzzzxxxx341
    @zzzzxxxx341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They are so tame and cute.

  • @saraborrelli9864
    @saraborrelli9864 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They. Are. The. Cutest. ❤️

  • @DAOzz83
    @DAOzz83 11 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Yes. Sea otters eat about 25% (!) of their body weight daily... and it needs to be high-quality, high-protein stuff like shrimp, crab, and clam (or sea urchin). So, yeah, that's a lot of shrimp they go through.

    • @gomasonpatriot1
      @gomasonpatriot1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Their entire diet is just seafood

  • @ferretocious
    @ferretocious 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks so much for this amazing video. So proud of you guys for another successful captive birth! May come this weekend to come this adorable little baby!

  • @kat_master5767
    @kat_master5767 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    THIS IS SO CUTE ❤️

  • @BatSnakegirl
    @BatSnakegirl 12 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    0:27
    Disregard Mum, check out the boot!

  • @adrinwoods4567
    @adrinwoods4567 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love SEA otter.☺👍

  • @ferretocious
    @ferretocious 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Look at her swimming at only two and a half weeks old - that's sooo cute! All that bouyant fluff is like swimming with an inflated diving BC LOL

  • @nancibrownboone
    @nancibrownboone 12 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks! Keep Posting! I can't get enough of this pup! Way too~cute!

  • @teaforthepoor
    @teaforthepoor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    man, that is the quietest otter pup i've ever seen! usually they're loud as fuck. not complaining though, they're both equally cute

  • @lynellethompson5521
    @lynellethompson5521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Adorable!! ❤❤❤

  • @gaudior13
    @gaudior13 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful!

  • @helenpruzan6970
    @helenpruzan6970 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So adorable!!

  • @asiapersonalable
    @asiapersonalable 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Too cute

  • @angel12boucher17
    @angel12boucher17 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my god...best job ever!...I would squeeze that little fuzz bucket 😍

  • @vecsion
    @vecsion 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    cute

  • @shloopydoopersontheloreguy9069
    @shloopydoopersontheloreguy9069 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This creatures nepotism is so on point. It triggers human mothers caregiver response when they cry.

  • @scorchedearthdj
    @scorchedearthdj 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello sea otters :)

  • @ferretocious
    @ferretocious 12 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    How many pups is it now that have been born at the aquarium? I know you have the most successful captive breeding program and now yet another "grandotter" :)

  • @OG_Chocobean
    @OG_Chocobean 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    SO adorable! How come it looked like the pup had her head under water a lot of the time while swimming?

  • @yukowuebken9536
    @yukowuebken9536 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    long trip by herself.🙂

  • @HelenaRey
    @HelenaRey 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Невозможная милота!

  • @savelovesharksintheblueoce817
    @savelovesharksintheblueoce817 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    😄😍🤠

  • @ferretocious
    @ferretocious 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @strlightcutie521 Do you think it'd be easier to eat FACE DOWN in the water??? LOL! They make their chests a "table" to eat off of.

  • @jordanabeaulieu2530
    @jordanabeaulieu2530 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the life: cavorting in the water while people are feeding you 🍤!

  • @MaximilienBailly3
    @MaximilienBailly3 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    They d'ont stop Eating and Spinning ! Eating ! Spinning ! Eating ! ...

  • @strlightcutie521
    @strlightcutie521 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why do the otters turn over as they are eating?

  • @minsyubsyub5213
    @minsyubsyub5213 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you reunite Aniak with Sekiu, do you think they will recognize or remember each other?

  • @stephenpaul1371
    @stephenpaul1371 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A movie will be made about them .animated or something
    They are movie material.

  • @raptorphobic
    @raptorphobic 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    why do they accept this treatment? do they know that the vet is trying to help them? you'd figure the pups parent would object to some large alien creature manhandling their pups. this is cute and i like it but just wondering.

    • @imrtv2035
      @imrtv2035 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Stephen Smith sea otters are very intteligent

    • @imrtv2035
      @imrtv2035 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Stephen Smith they would know because they took them in

  • @Mac-ix4qp
    @Mac-ix4qp ปีที่แล้ว

    The pup made me all weak and mushy.

  • @JL-gq6tu
    @JL-gq6tu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can’t watch these without horrendous Japanese videos popping up on my feed :( the ones were people keep these wild beauties as pets inside their tiny apartments...

  • @psychiatry-is-eugenics
    @psychiatry-is-eugenics 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Women feed animals too fast and too much .

    • @realreviews4102
      @realreviews4102 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are otters.. they need to eat a lot.

  • @coustoe
    @coustoe 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    doesn't seem to make sense to feed them tons of expensive shrimp and shellfish, they will eat fish, and other proteins, Shell fish has such a low caloric density, you could feed them fatty fish and they would get the same caloric requirements in 1/4 the weight, I'm sure biologically they do need to eat a certain amount of shellfish, but I'm betting a good portion could be replaced with more nutrient dense foods to include complex carbs and fatty fish, probably reduce the food they have to eat to a more manageable 5% of body weight.

    • @readerl.3461
      @readerl.3461 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Sea otters eat VERY little fish out in the willd. Hardly never. Shellfish and shrimp make up the majority of their diets. Their caretakers want them to have as close to a natural lifestyle as they would have in the wild.

    • @liamg2271
      @liamg2271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sea Otters eat shellfish jkass. That's their diet, not fish. They thoroughly enjoy gorging on scallops, shrimp, mussels, crabs, sea urchin, clams, snails, etc, etc. They protect kelp forests by putting sea urchins in their pot bellies. Do not disparage the mighty sea otter by questioning their diet.