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 ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: As the Monterey Bay Aquarium counts down its 40th anniversary in October, The Herald is doing a series of stories taking a closer look at the history, research work and ...

MONTEREY — Behind the towering glass walls and shimmering cerulean exhibits at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a sea otter named Selka paddles around an above-ground pool, a fluffy pup clutched to her ...

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 ...

Rosa, the oldest sea otter at Monterey Bay Aquarium in California at age 24, has died after raising 15 rescued otter pups. Photo from Monterey Bay Aquarium A 24-year-old sea otter who helped raise 15 ...

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 Bay Aquarium MONTEREY, Calif. -- A wild sea otter that entered the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Great Tide Pool in Monterey gave birth to a pup on Saturday. RELATED: Chicago aquarium takes in ...

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 ...

Sea otters love to play, play, play, play, play and they also have to eat, eat, eat, eat, eat — at least that's what people say — so the Monterey Bay Aquarium is tapping Taylor Swift fans for help.