The aquarium described Opal as a colorful name for her playful personality and said the name is “associated with the ...

Poll ends at 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 27. The Monterey Bay Aquarium located in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ...

You'd think an episode of the nature documentary series narrated by Tom Hanks would include some moments from Oregon in an ...

Baby sea otters are completely dependent on their mothers. Watch this mother sea otter groom her pup so the baby stays warm and buoyant.

Sea lions on the California coast are displaying strange behavior likely due to a harmful algae bloom impacting the region, ...

The newest sea otter is joining the aquarium after being found as a three-week-old pup stranded near San Luis Obispo in ...

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 ...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has a new resident: a rescued sea otter. The sea otter may have a new home, but she does not yet ...

A teenage girl and junior lifeguard candidate was attacked and bitten in the arm by an aggressive sea lion during a tryout in ...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium located in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary along the Central Coast is home to southern or California, sea otters, which at nearly four feet long and weighing ...

The southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis), also known as the California sea otter, can be found along the coasts of central California. The mother and pup shown above were spotted near ...