15 SEA OTTER FINN In March 2022, a then-unnamed male sea otter was found stranded in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California when he was just 3 weeks old. After being deemed unable to live in the wild by the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife, he was cared for by area aquariums, where he learned important social and practical skills. Now, a year later, he’s at his permanent home here at the Detroit Zoo. When he arrived at the Zoo, the otter was simply known as “927.” The DZS team wanted to pick the best name possible for him, so they asked the public for help. Following a donation-based naming contest, the otter formerly known as 927 was named Finn — a favorite choice among animal care staff. Today, Finn is enjoying his new home and getting along swimmingly with the other two otters who live in the Detroit Zoo’s Arctic Ring of Life habitat — 13-year-old female Ollie and 2-year-old male Monte. “Finn is showing all the signs that he’s comfortable — interacting with his environment, enjoying enrichment activities, approaching the animal care team, swimming and grooming himself,” says Elizabeth Arbaugh, DZS curator of mammals. PICTURED IS FINN.
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