World · East Asia & Pacific · 1 hr ago
Japan's only captive sea otter to return to public view
Toba Aquarium in Mie, Japan, will put Mei back on public display on Nov.
11.
Mei is a 22-year-old female sea otter, and the aquarium is the only facility in Japan currently housing one.
The aquarium stopped public viewing and its live camera feed on Nov.
4 after her companion Kira developed health problems.
Kira, an 18-year-old female, died on Nov.
5.
The aquarium kept Mei out of view to monitor her after the loss, and says her condition is now stable.
The aquarium's 24-hour livestream will also restart at 9:30 a.m.
on Nov.
11.
The return gives the public a chance to see Japan's only captive sea otter again.
Toba Aquarium will return Mei, Japan’s only captive sea otter, to public view on Nov. 11.
The 22-year-old female’s public viewing was suspended after her companion Kira developed health problems.
Kira, an 18-year-old female, died on Nov. 5.
The aquarium kept Mei out of public view to monitor her after the loss and said her condition was stable.
The aquarium’s 24-hour live camera feed will restart at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 11.
- Who
- Mei, a 22-year-old female sea otter at Toba Aquarium.
- What
- She will return to public view, and the aquarium’s live camera feed will restart.
- When
- Nov. 11; the live feed will restart at 9:30 a.m.
- Where
- Toba Aquarium in Toba, Mie, Japan.
- Why
- The aquarium said Mei’s condition was stable after it monitored her following the death of her companion, Kira.
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Public viewing of Mei and the livestream were suspended after Kira developed health problems.
Kira died.
Toba Aquarium announced that Mei would return to public view the following day.
Mei’s public viewing and the aquarium’s 24-hour live camera feed are scheduled to resume.
- Mei
- 22-year-old female sea otter
- Kira
- 18-year-old female sea otter; died Nov. 5
- Return to public view
- Nov. 11
- Live camera feed
- Scheduled to restart at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 11
- Japan facility
- Toba Aquarium is the only facility in Japan currently housing a sea otter
What people are saying
We hope people will watch over Mei warmly,