Rosa was adopted by the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 1999 and served as surrogate mother for a record 15 otters. She outlived the life expectancy for wild southern sea otters.
Rosa, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's oldest sea otter and one of its social media stars, died Wednesday, the aquarium said in a statement. The southern sea otter, 24, had served as a surrogate mother for 15 otters, the most in the aquarium's history. She outlived the life expectancy for her species in the wild, which is typically 15 to 20 years, according to a post by the aquarium on Facebook.
“Rosa was usually found sleeping against the window while on exhibit with her chin tucked tight into her chest and her tail swishing back and forth,” she said. She first arrived as a 'five-pound, four-week-old pup after being stranded as an orphan in September 1999,' and was released into the wild for several years, according to a page about Rosa on the aquarium's website.
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