Sea Otter Orphan Gets Adopted

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Published 2013-10-11

Can an orphan sea otter pup be accepted by a surrogate mother to learn how to survive and thrive back in the wild? Watch full episode: www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/saving-otter-501/… "Saving Otter 501" aired Oct. 16, 2013 on PBS.

All Comments (21)

@naturepbs 5 years ago

Watch more adorable otter clips: to.pbs.org/2uNn9Mt
@valkyrieordonez8955 5 years ago

"Who's child is this?" "It's my child, now."
@abigailpalmer2486 5 years ago

The keepers actually have to wear those masks and cloaks so that the Otters don’t recognize them and won’t get attached. Otter pups can actually get separation anxiety from being separated from a keeper that they are used to.
@bridge4 4 years ago

Tula deserves a pay raise
@torealreality4207 5 years ago

Youtube: Sea Otter Gets Adopted Me: cries for six hours
@011KiKi 7 years ago

My heart fucking melted when I first saw them hugging and swimming.
@hootypatootie 9 years ago

How can otters be so freakin' cute?!
@mariedaparellio5686 4 years ago

Day 1 Tula: Hi kid, I’m your new- 501: Stranger danger!! Tula: Alright, damn...
@Mictlantecuhtli 4 years ago

Toula is just a smart girl knowing that everybody needs some space at first.
@falseprophet1415 5 years ago

You know it's damn special when that would-be mother otter WANTS that pup and raise it as her own. Didn't birth it, didn't know it, but still wants to love it. That's special.
@strebbie8023 3 years ago

"She is ready" holds onto the travel cage for dear life
@kiarak.3764 4 years ago

did you know sea otters hold paws in their sleep so they dont drift apart😭😭😭🥺💚😣💞💓
@amaz3624 5 years ago

I'm watching this, wanting to cry... Then I realize that my adopted daughter and I went through the same transition phase. Full blown crying now 😭😭😭
@Kangsoyun 7 years ago

I would think that the surrogate mother would go through some sort of anxiety upon separation after separation from all the different pups that she took care of and raised. But in the end, this is such a sweet story, and thank goodness she took 501 in.
@ErikaMayX 8 years ago

Isn't the nature of that "mother" otter accepting that baby just a beautiful thing?
@JSpyx 5 years ago

Gosh...When she has the pup on her belly and she's just gently flapping her feet through the water, like a little mother boat. This is so amazing and heartwarming
@ATK1734 5 years ago

Day 1: WHAT ON EARTH IS THAT?! HALP, HOOMANS!! Day 3: I got my eye on you sister, so keep your distance... Day 5: Hold me tight mommy and don't ever let go
@ShallowDepression 8 years ago

Why would you downvote this vid? I simply don't get it.
@eastercat 9 years ago

Can we agree that da real MVP was Toola? Willing to adopt and care for 501.
@FionaLovesbunnies 5 years ago

"we are ready, she is ready" cut to clip of pup clinging to cage