Infant sea otter

In this photo released by the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash., a male infant sea otter, believed to be two-to-three weeks old, lies on a towel Tuesday, May 31, 2005, at the zoo. The pup was mistakenly taken from a beach near La Push, Wash., by well-meaning campers who believed the mammal to have been stranded. State Fish and Wildlife marine mammal expert Steve Jeffries say people who see what appears to be an abandoned sea otter or seal pup should leave it alone and give its mother achance to retrieve the baby. Sea otters are endangered in Washington. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is trying to find a rehabilitation center for the pup because it requires intensive care and will have to spend the rest of its live in captivity.