The Wild About Otters exhibit was a great addition to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and wildly popular so we’re sorry to see it go. Here is a writeup from thecalifornian.com:
This weekend is the last one for the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Wild About Otters exhibit.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium will close its two-year “Wild About Otters” special exhibit on Sunday. In addition to spirited freshwater otters, the exhibit includes more than 30 freshwater animal species, from exotic frogs to tropical fishes. More than 4 million visitors have come through since it opened …

Meet Dua, an Asian fresh water otter at the Monterey Aquarium.. Yeah, Dua is a show-off for sure; the idea though is to display otters’ dexterity and lengthen feeding times. All for our entertainment and education. The Aquarium even uses a Yamaha keyboard.
Don’t forget the other talented otter photographer spotted in the Elkhorn Slough!

The Monterey Aquarium also has cute baby sea otters.
On a sadder note, recently we covered the news that otter numbers are dropping; please read what you can do to help the Monterey Bay restore its …

Congratulations to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Watsonville Area Teens Conserving Habitats (WATCH), and the Pajaro Valley Unified School District who are all winners with this fabulous grant from Nokia.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Receives a Three-year, $772,000 Grant From Nokia
Mon, 6/29/2009 – 3:46 PM
By Angela Hains
Monterey, CA – Monterey Bay Aquarium has received a three-year, $772,000 grant from Nokia that will allow a significant expansion of the aquarium’s long-term environmental education partnership with Pajaro Valley Unified School District to bring the program to more high school students in the district.
The …

Come enjoy the extended hours at the Monterey Bay Aquarium on Saturdays and Sundays, July 4 through September 6, when they are open until 8 p.m.
Make an evening of it. Weekend evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. feature not only fewer crowds, but live music from Monterey Jazz Festival musicians along with Monterey Jazz Festival wine and beer bar in the Marine Mammal Hall. You can also find the Espresso cart featuring an expanded menu for a light dinner or snack.
There is even free parking for locals after 4 p.m. …

I love the Monterey Bay Aquarium. And so do a lot of others. It really is world famous and people from around the world come to see the fabulous exhibits. You’ll catch a few locals there, too.
One great program at the Monterey Bay Aquarium is the Sea Otter exhibit. These wonderful sea otters came to the Aquarium as rescued animals that were not able to survive in the wild. They are quite at home, though, and you can see them romp and tumble just as they would in the wild.
Make …