Charlie was found in 1997 stranded in Northern California, thought to be less than a day old, with his umbilical cord still attached.
Charlie was only the second sea otter on record to ever reach the age of 22. He died Monday. Long before Charlie was eating an endless supply of crabs and shrimp at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, he was just a tiny pup trying to survive.Charlie was found in 1997 stranded in Northern California, thought to be less than a day old. His umbilical cord was still attached.
The Aquarium of the Pacific wasn’t open yet but wanted to be the home for Charlie and another young stranded otter, Brook, who would become one of Charlie’s closest friends. “He was very unnerved by the whole rain season and just wanted that close contact to make him feel better,” Mortensen, 51, said.
Charlie was more gentle. The 20-pound pup would sit at Mortensen’s feet as Mortensen read him “National Geographic” and “Golf Digest” magazines, an exercise that taught Charlie to be calm around human voices.
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