What sea otter behavior might we see in the bay? 🪨 Whack-a-snack: using rocks to crack open the shells of tasty prey. 🛟 Furry float: resting on their backs on the water’s surface. 🦦 Belly buffet: eating food off their chests while doing the furry float! 🪵Log roll: trapping air bubbles in their dense fur coats for insulation. 🫧Fluffy cheeks: rubbing their faces to distribute natural oils. 🌿Grass wrap: anchoring themselves in place while resting, sleeping, or diving for food. 🔭 Periscope: p

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