The mother withstands this treatment, until they are around six months of age. Week by week the pups learn to forage for food, developing a sense of taste for their mother s food. They also learn to handle spiky sea urchins, pinching crab claws, and to break shells with a rock. The pups stay with their mothers for an average of 6 months, to learn survival skills. Pups also tend to get spoiled by their mothers.
Mothers are tolerant .
Researchers do not know much of the weaning process, but one scientist have seen mothers leave their fully grown pup for another male otter to mate again. It is still a little unsure, though. It has also been known for mothers and their offspring to reunite somewhere along their life. Mothers are usually loving with their long be gone pup, but do not let the grown pups throw temper tantrums, or throw them around. Some mothers that lose a pup try to make it come back to life by pretending it is alive by grooming it, or by trying to feed it.