Sea Otters
Enjoy the antics of our playful southern sea otters as they romp, tumble and wrestle like their brethren in the bay. On the second floor of the exhibit you can watch them swim at the surface, while first-floor windows give an underwater view. Feeding and training sessions are held three times daily.
Exhibit News
Kit Goes to Summer Camp
Kit, the youngest sea otter ever to go on exhibit at the Aquarium, was moved behind the scenes April 5 with her nine-year-old companion, Mae. There, Kit will be able to interact with other otters and learn new skills. In their place you'll see Toola, who is 12-13 years old; and Joy, who is 11. And don’t worry: Kit will be back—a little bigger perhaps, but as rambunctious as ever, and hopefully with a few more skills in her repertoire!
Did You Know?
- Sea otters have the world's densest fur—up to a million hairs per square inch! (You have 100,000 hairs or less on your whole head.)
- Sea otters live in loose-knit groups called rafts. Otters in rafts often sleep side-by-side, wrapped in strands of kelp so that they don't drift far from each other.
- Training and "enrichment" games keep our otters mentally and physically stimulated; it also makes working with the otters safer for us and less stressful for them.
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