Charlie, a sea otter at Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific and one of the exhibit’s original animals, celebrated his 22nd birthday. The feat puts him in the record books as the oldest Southern sea otter in captivity.
Charlie the sea otter celebrated his 22nd birthday, putting him in the record books as the oldest Southern sea otter in captivity.
The furry fellow celebrated his 22nd birthday, a feat that puts him in the record books as the oldest Southern sea otter in captivity.Charlie, who was rescued in 1998 and brought to the fledgling aquarium after being orphaned in a strong El Niño storm, has lived twice the average life span of a sea otter. His birthday earned him a spot in “Guinness World Records: Wild Things,” the aquarium said.
“Although he doesn’t get around like he used to, he is enjoying life and the aquarium appreciates every day he is with us,” the Aquarium of the Pacific said in a news release., aquarium officials noted that he was slowing down too. He sleeps more and has begun losing his vision and hearing, said Brett Long, an aquarium curator.
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