Southern sea otters on exhibit
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An otter plays peek-a-boo
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Inquisitive otters
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"Enrichment" toys are fun!
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Nap time
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Otter antics
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
Remember Kit—our rescued sea otter pup? She's back on exhibit and she's not so little anymore. Turning two in January, Kit is now fully grown and one of our largest adult females! As we'd hoped, she's been behind the scenes serving as a companion to other young rescued sea otters awaiting release as part of our Sea Otter Research and Conservation program.
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.
Don’t Miss
Read the story of Kit, a rescued sea otter. In her journey from orphaned pup to surrogate mom she goes to "Otter U" and learns what being an otter is all about.