SEATTLE — The Seattle Aquarium announced on social media that Ahanu, one of its sea otters, has died.
In a Facebook post, the aquarium stated that a sea otter passed away during a routine sedated exam.
Ahanu had never had complications during these exams.
The aquarium’s Veterinary team, along with the Bird & Mammal team, tried to resuscitate Ahanu.
Eventually, it was determined that he had passed after 50 minutes of CPR.
During an X-ray and ultrasound, the aquarium says they found abnormalities in Ahanu‘s lungs.
The Aquarium says they do not know if the abnormalities played a role in his passing.
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