<p>A sea otter pup rescued in California took up residence at the Oregon Zoo</a> on Friday, December 8. The pup was rescued in late October in Morro Bay Harbor, California, at less than two weeks old.</p><p>The pup is simply known as 805 for now, assigned to him by the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s rescue and care program. The otter could not be paired with a surrogate mother, so the US Fish and Wildlife Service deemed him non-releasable.</p><p>The pup now weighs 14 pounds at about two months old. He also has started grooming himself, though his caregivers still need to help him, and he eats a seafood diet, both signs he’s doing well in his new home, the zoo said.</p><p>“Right now he definitely has a preference for shrimp,” said Oregon Zoo marine life keeper Sara Morgan in a press release. “He seemed insulted when I tried to offer him squid.”</p><p>Zoo visitors should expect to see the young otter in January when he joins the adult sea otters. Credit: Oregon Zoo via Storyful</p><br />
