This past week, I was finally feeling well enough to get out of the house for a change. Friday I took a day trip down to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
The highlight of the visit was the baby otter, Kit. Kit was found stranded in January at the young age of 5 weeks old. This is the first rescue baby the aquarium has put on public display. We had to stop by the exhibit four or five times before the baby was finally awake and playing but luckily on a Friday afternoon in March, the aquarium was not busy and we were easily able to get right up to the glass for a good view.
Another unusual sight we caught on this trip to the aquarium was a visit with an albatross. The Laysan Albatross is the second largest variety of albatross with a wingspan of five and a half feet. We got to see it’s wings, a selection of it’s mate-finding behaviors, and how it’s human trainer interacts with it to keep it’s behaviors as natural as possible even when in permanent captivity.
We also hit all my regular favorites at the aquarium including The Outer Bay which is a huge tank containing sharks, tuna, rays, sunfish, and sea turtles among other sea life; African blackfooted penguins; and the Bat ray touch pool.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is located on Cannery Row in Monterey, California. It’s open from 10am to 5pm every day except Christmas. Adults are $29.95, children are $17.95.
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