We can’t wait for you all to meet Ruby! 🦦 Ruby moved into the sea otter habitat yesterday evening after arriving from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. She is the first southern sea otter in our care, joining northern roommates Mishka and Sekiu. But don’t worry, northern and southern sea otters happily cohabitate in zoos and aquariums as their care needs are the same! 🦪 For months, our Bird & Mammal team has been working closely with caretakers from Monterey Bay, shadowing their care of Ruby, learnin

9 hour old sea otter pup at Seattle Aquarium | Otter

Rescue, rehabilitate, and release: these are the primary goals for the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s sea otter program. Surrogate sea otters play a key role in getting rescued pups back into the wild. In the PBS Nature episode "Significant Otters,” Monterey Bay Aquarium sea otter experts keep these little fluffballs thriving through our rehabilitation program. Our rescued otters have contributed to a healthy population in Elkhorn Slough over the years, and we no longer release otters there. We do cont

We’re excited to share the story of rescued sea otter 741! Thanks to a joint effort with The Marine Mammal Center, Office of Spill Prevention and Response - OSPR and our Sea Otter Program, she just returned home to the wild. | Monterey Bay Aquarium