Right now, she lives at the aquarium “behind the scenes with other rescued otters” while being rehabilitated, and when she’s ready, she will join the sea otter exhibit, the news release said.

The aquarium said almost 30,000 people participated in the poll. In the end, Opal was the name selected for the new sea otter. "Monterey Bay Aquarium plans to have Opal make her public debut by ...

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

The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s newest sea otter, Opal. is seen swimming on her back. (Photo courtesy Monterey Bay Aquarium) When she is old enough, the one-year-old sea otter may give pups brought ...

Last month, the Monterey Bay Aquarium announced the addition of a new resident sea otter, Opal. After much anticipation, she made her public debut on Tuesday and is now joining her fellow ...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium rescued an otter off the coast of San Luis Obispo County, California. Take a survey to help select her name.

Rosa, the oldest sea otter at Monterey Bay Aquarium in California at age 24, has died after raising 15 rescued otter pups.

MONTEREY, Calif. — The Monterey Bay Aquarium celebrated its first birthday without its oldest resident on Monday. Rosa the sea otter would have been 25, but she died back in June after "her ...

Rosa, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's oldest resident sea otter who helped raise 15 stranded pups during her time at the aquarium, died.

The Monterey Bay Aquariuim’s Sea Otter Surrogacy Program pairs a rescued otter pup with one of the aquarium’s resident adult female otters, who raises the pup like her own. (Doug Duran/Bay ...

The newest sea otter is joining the aquarium after being found as a three-week-old pup stranded near San Luis Obispo in February last year.