Rosa (sea otter)

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Rosa (c. August 26, 1999 – June 5, 2024) was a sea otter at Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California, United States. She was taken by the aquarium after being found stranded on a beach at four weeks old. She was released into the wild in April 2000, but was returned to the aquarium in 2002 after she continued to interact with humans, posing a risk to herself and others. She was a surrogate mother for 15 orphaned otter pups at the aquarium and was the aquarium's oldest resident otter. She was the subject of many charity livestreams in celebration of her birthday, hosted by Douglas Wreden, a content creator known online as DougDoug. As she grew older, Rosa's eyesight started to fail and she contracted a heart condition. She was euthanized on June 5, 2024, due to these conditions.

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