The aquarium described Opal as a colorful name for her playful personality and said the name is “associated with the ...

After a successful one-day poll, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has announced the name of its newest sea otter pup. Did your favorite win?

Opal,” the aquarium wrote. Opal arrived at the Monterey Bay Aquarium after she was found stranded on a San Luis Obispo beach as a three-week-old pup in February 2024. She was deemed un ...

Animal care staff is training Opal to join the other otters on exhibit. MONTEREY – The Monterey Bay Aquarium is set to welcome a new resident sea otter in the coming weeks – but first ...

As aquarium mammalogist Sarah Pryce said herself, “Opal is a colorful name for a playful gem of an otter.” Opal will make her debut at Monterey Bay Aquarium (886 Cannery Row) sometime before summer is ...

the Monterey Bay Aquarium has announced it is naming its newest resident otter Opal. The Aquarium is planning for Opal to make her public debut this summer. The sea otter exhibit staff have been ...

Stop the count! A new name has been chosen by the people for the newest sea otter at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. See what it is.