Tag Archives: sea otter

Sea otters at the Seattle Aquarium and beyond

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Kathryn Fisken, Volunteer

Here at the Seattle Aquarium we have four sea otters: Adaa, a 13-year-old male found on an airport runway; Lootas, a 15-year-old female found orphaned in Alaska and rehabilitated back to health here; Aniak, a 10-year-old female born here to more »

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Winter Fishtival January 3: Marine Mammals

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Anna McAllister, Copywriter

Join the Seattle Aquarium for Winter Fishtival, where we’ll feature different sea animals and fun activities each day. Our focus on January 3 will be marine mammals: river otters, sea otters, northern fur seals and harbor seals. (Be sure to more »

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What Grows As You Watch?

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Hariana Chilstrom, Interpretation Supervisor

Bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, can grow a foot a day. Each year we can look into the Underwater Dome (above) or in the waters off Pier 60 (below) to see this annual algae growing up toward sunlight. It has no more »

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Otter 501 Premier at the Northwest Film Forum

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Pam Lamon, Web and Social Media Coordinator

Otter 501 is premiering Friday, May 18 at 5pm at the Northwest Film Forum in Seattle. Additional showings will be on Saturday, May 19 at 3pm and 5pm, Sunday, May 20 at 3pm, 5pm, and 7pm. This film tells the more »

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How much does a sea otter weigh?

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Pam Lamon, Web and Social Media Coordinator

Many adult marine mammals gain and lose weight throughout the year depending on the water temperature, food availability and behavioral changes associated with breeding seasons. Here at the Seattle Aquarium we weigh our marine mammals at least twice a month more »

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