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Rosa Species Sea otter Sex Female Born c. August 26, 1999 Died June 5, 2024 (2024-06-05) (aged 24) Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey, California, U.S. Occupation Surrogate sea otter mother; internet figure Rosa (c. August 26, 1999 – June 5, 2024) was a female sea otter at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. She was known for being the aquarium's oldest resident otter, and as a surrogate mother for 15 ...
Monterey Bay Aquarium opened in 1984 with 83 tanks in 12 galleries, [ac] which more than doubled by 2014 into 200 live animal exhibits. [23] In addition to the large Kelp Forest and Open Sea exhibits, the Monterey Bay Habitats tank is 90 feet (27 m) long, the shape of a figure eight, and holds over 300,000 US gallons (1,100,000 L), a similar ...
Rosa was adopted by the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 1999 and served as surrogate mother for a record 15 otters. She outlived the life expectancy for wild southern sea otters.
841 was born in captivity at the Coastal Science Campus of the University of California, Santa Cruz and raised at Monterey Bay Aquarium by her mother, Otter 723, with minimal human intervention. [3] In June 2020 she was released into the wild at Moss Landing Wildlife Area. [4] In October 2023, it was confirmed that 841 had given birth to a pup.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium's sea otter rehabilitation program also released 37 pups into the Slough, helping create a thriving and robust community. The Elkhorn Slough, a tidal estuary in ...
Otter 841, California's most ornery sea mammal, has returned to waters off Santa Cruz. Authorities warn surfers and swimmers to steer clear of the creature.
The "Monterey Bay Area" is a regional term used to describe the Monterey Bay-adjacent Central Coast communities of Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties. The three counties, along with Monterey Bay-adjacent cities, collaborate in the Association of Monterey Bay Governments (AMBAG) on regional issues and come together for events like the ...
Southern sea otters, for example, live in estuaries and kelp forests. They love munching on sea urchins, which allows these lush kelp forests to thrive and support other organisms.