A YouTube video featuring two sea otters " holding hands " was recorded at the Vancouver Aquarium . The two sea otters are Nyac and Milo . Nyac died on September 23 , 2008 . She was one of the last surviving sea otters of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill . The video has been viewed over 19 million times on YouTube . As a result , the Vancouver Aquarium created a live sea otter cam on their website . The YouTube video was originally recorded by Cynthia Holmes . Milo died on January 12 , 2012
Exxon Valdez oil spill
Exxon Valdez oil spill
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