ZEN

🌊👀 Can you sea them?

This confident and curious otter explores the world with her teeth. Behind Opal’s fluffy whiskered face is a powerful bite rivaling the king of the jungle! 🦁

Orphaned Opal was rescued and raised behind the scenes as part of our sea otter surrogacy program. Now this sparkly otter’s making a splash by inspiring conservation and awareness for her threatened species.

We’re working with Opal in hopes she’ll become a surrogate herself one day, giving orphaned pups a second chance at survival by teaching them the skills they need for re-release into the wild. 💙

Tufted puffins are called “parrots of the sea” for their famously flashy breeding season colors. But when there’s no pressure to show off for potential mates, they dress down for winter in more understated black feathers. 🖤

So how do you tell the difference between our murres and puffins this time of year? Our aviculturists are showing, not telling, with these scientifically sharp and seasonally-specific seabird styles! 

The social behaviors of these seabirds also help set them apart. In the wild, common murres form dense colonies to stop their eggs from rolling off the steep cliffs where they breed. These black-and-white beauties often huddle together on exhibit, while puffins tend to be more solitary.

A friendly Wednesday reminder from our anemonefish fam to just keep swimming!

*Gulp* 😱😍

We’re DEEPLY excited about this new video sea-ries from our colleagues at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Check out episode one: The gulper eel!

Absolutely! We all live for the black and yellow submarines!