Nearly 30,000 people recently voted in the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s online poll for naming a rescued sea otter. “We’re otter-ly excited to introduce our newest southern ...

An abandoned sea otter is the newest resident at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The aquarium is now asking the public to choose ...

THOSE LIVING IN CARMEL WILL HAVE THEIR SAY THIS NOVEMBER. ### MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM IS INTRODUCING ITS NEWEST RESIDENT SEA OTTER, ááOPAL.áá 30-THOUSAND VOTED... IN THEIR ONE-DAY ONLINE POLL ...

No, not sharks or giant squid — sea otters. “Sea otters,” you might say. “Don’t they hold hands?” They do indeed. But don’t let the cute reputation fool you. Sea otters are ...

Animal care staff is training Opal to join the other otters on exhibit. MONTEREY – The Monterey Bay Aquarium is set to welcome a new resident sea otter in the coming weeks – but first ...

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins.

Right now, she lives at the aquarium “behind the scenes with other rescued otters” while being rehabilitated, and when she’s ready, she will join the sea otter exhibit, the news release said.

Wild sea otters are no longer such a rare sight along the eastern coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island. Experts reckon there are now more than 50 of the endangered marine ...

Smooth-coated otters have still been observed in healthy numbers along the Karnali, but the otter population is in decline. The smooth-coated otter and Asian small-clawed are currently listed as ...

The Aquarium is planning for Opal to make her public debut this summer. The sea otter exhibit staff have been working with Opal behind the scenes to prepare her to join the other resident otters ...