Newborn Sea Otter Pup

The last time that I saw this female sea otter was almost a year ago when she was tending to another pup.  That pup was much older, in the several month range.  Now, she has new, baby pup in the several days to a few weeks old range.  As before, she had a voracious appetite, dining on a variety of mussels, snails, and octopus that she pulled from the water one after another.

The pup slept soundly in the water, with Mom occasionally picking up the pup when moving to a different location.  Sometimes, she put the pup on a floating, wooden board where it played with the kelp.  When it tried to get back into the water, Mom picked it back up and put it back on the board!