SEA OTTER PUP ALERT! For the next few weeks, rescued wild sea otters will be taking over our Sea Otter Exhibit, including Selka with her surrogate pup! Usually, our guests can’t see the wild sea otters in our care. We keep them behind the scenes because we don’t want the otters to get comfortable around humans. With the Aquarium temporarily closed to the public, we have the opportunity to give these young otters access to a deeper, more complex living space during the day—these diving sessions u

231K views · 10K reactions | You know it’s otter chaos when the girls are all together! Resident sea otters Selka, Ivy, Kit, Abby and Rosa are a rambunctious ensemble that live fast and furry-ous—when they’re not napping a third of the day that is. Learn more about them here: https://mbayaq.co/32PHLoz | Monterey Bay Aquarium | Facebook

Japanese spider crabs put the “leg” in “legendary!” These crustacean sensations are the largest crabs in the world, with ten appendages that can span up to 12 feet (3.8 meters) from claw to claw. These gangly, glorious giants travel easily over mud on their long and limber legs to scavenge leftover scraps or dead animals that fall from above. Our new exhibit, “Into the Deep: Exploring Our Undiscovered Ocean,” features a whale-fall community living around the model bones of a young sperm whale, i

How do we handle the deep-sea pressure in our Into the Deep/En lo Profundo exhibit? Spoiler alert: we don't crack under it! Learn more about this fin-tastic water system with Brian Maurer, Manager of Life Support Systems at the Aquarium. 🪼🌊 | Monterey Bay Aquarium