Toba Aquarium is a public aquarium, which is located in Toba, Mie. The aquarium houses 12 zones which reproduce natural environments, housing some 25,000 individuals representing 1,200 species. Toba Aquarium also emphasizes protection and breeding of rare marine creatures which are in danger of extinction. Notable breeding events include the birth of a finless porpoise, a birth of the second generation sea otter for the first time in Japan. Only three sea otters remain at aquariums in Japan, and they are now treated like rock stars because of their advancing years. Japan was once home to dozens of the cute mammals. But the species became endangered in the wild, and trade in sea otters fell under strict regulations. Two of the remaining three otters are 15-year-old Kira and 18-year-old May, both female, in Toba Aquarium.
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Date: Dec 30
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