There are just three sea otters left in Japan's aquariums. Read more at straitstimes.com.
With his soft brown fur and lithe body, sea otter Riro twirls in the water, claps his paws and floats.
The other two are female: Kira, 15, and May, 18. They live at Toba Aquarium in Mie Prefecture, while Riro lives at the Marine World Uminonakamichi in Fukuoka.Male sea otters live between 10 and 15 years, while females live between 15 and 20 years, according to the Centre for Biological Diversity in the US.
Sea otters were listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2000. In 1998, imports of sea otters to Japan from the United States ceased, and from Russia in 2003.In 1982, Izu Mito Sea Paradise in Shizuoka Prefecture became the first aquarium in Japan to start breeding sea otters, according to the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums.At the peak year in 1994, there were 122 sea otters in 28 aquariums in Japan.
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