After nearly 30,000 respondents took part in a one-day online poll, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has announced the name of its newest sea otter pup: Opal. The aquarium plans to have Opal make her public ...

This tiny crab is causing big trouble. Elkhorn Slough is a 7-mile-long river in Monterey, California. Many animals, including seabirds, sea lions, shrimp, sharks, and otters, call this swampy ...

The mother recently unexpectedly gave birth at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. — -- A wild sea otter gave the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif. a pleasant surprise when she gave birth to an ...

Ruby was stranded and rescued as a one-day-old pup. She weighed just 1.9 pounds and was one of the smallest sea otters her ...

New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals a surprising ripple effect in coastal ecosystems: the collapse of one marine predator can benefit another. Published today in the journal Science ...

MONTEREY — On-call staff members at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s sea otter rescue and conservation program rescued a six-month-old otter stranded on San Carlos Beach in July. She was emaciated and ...

SAN FRANCISCO – A California ecosystem has gotten a big boost from an adorable, fluffy and hungry friend. At Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a newly-reinvigorated population of ...

ADMIRING THE OTTERS... seen around Morro Bay, Monterey Bay, and otter-attracting places along the coast is a time-honored, tender-hearted tradition for otter-obsessed Californians and visitors who are ...

UPDATE: With nearly 30,000 votes, the Aquarium is excited to announce their newest resident’s name is Opal. Animal care staff is training Opal to join the other otters on exhibit. MONTEREY – The ...

LOS ALTOS, Calif. (KGO) -- A 7-year-old girl in the South Bay heard the Monterey Bay Aquarium was in need of donations and decided to launch a fundraising campaign by creating fun interactive ...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has launched a limited-time fundraiser inspired by a vintage T-shirt recently worn by Taylor Swift in her 'Life of a Showgirl' album-release movie. Fans spotted Swift wearing ...