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Rescuers heroically reunite lost baby sea otter with its mother

"Hey, Mom. Sorry about that."
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Chloe Bryan
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Rescuers heroically reunite lost baby sea otter with its mother
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This is the sea otter equivalent of a kid getting lost in the supermarket.

Rescuers brought a two-day-old sea otter pup, who had drifted away in a strong tide, back to its mother in Morro Bay, California, last week.

According to the Marine Mammal Center, whose responders conducted the rescue, it's not often that rescuers are able to reunite a mother and child successfully. In this case, they were able to identify the mother by holding the pup in front of several otters to see which one responded.

We assume the mom responded with, "Oh, you are so grounded."

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.


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