1 of last Exxon Valdez-rescued sea otters dies
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
This April, 3, 2012 photo provided by the Shedd Aquarium shows Kenai, one of the last two sea otters rescued from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. Shedd Aquarium officials said Wednesday Oct. 10, 2012 that they euthanized the 23 year-old, female sea otter, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/courtosy of Shedd Aquarium,Brenna Hernandez)
In this April, 3, 2012 photo provided by the Shedd Aquarium, Senior Director of Marine Mammals Lisa Takaki interacts with Kenai, one of the last two sea otters rescued from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. Shedd Aquarium officials said Wednesday Oct. 10, 2012 that they euthanized the 23 year-old, female sea otter, on Tuesday.(AP Photo/courtosy of Shedd Aquarium,Brenna Hernandez)
CHICAGO (AP) — One of the last two sea otters rescued from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 has died at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium.
Aquarium officials said Wednesday that they euthanized the female sea otter, Kenai (KEE' nye), Tuesday. Rescuers in Alaska found Kenai and her oil-coated mother. Her mother died but a biologist was able to care for Kenai in a hotel bathtub. Kenai was eventually taken to an intensive care nursery and then Chicago.
Aquarium officials say Kenai's health was in rapid decline. She lived more than 23 years while the typical life span of a sea otter is between 15 and 18 years.
Kenai's death means a female sea otter at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash., is the last surviving sea otter from the disaster.
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