Somehow, a generation raised on treacly, Muzak-playing "Baby Einstein" DVDs have not yet cured baldness, invented personal jetpacks, or unified the theories of quantum mechanics and special relativity ...

At Old Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey County, California, a baby sea otter drifts around on his back. They're small, fuzzy, adorable, and still trying to figure out this "floating" thing, and how to ...