Get Ready to Name a New Rescued Sea Otter Pup!

It’s not the one pictured, it’s the one in this Insta post that I’m having issues embedding. Anyway, Monterey Bay Aquarium writes:

We’re otterly excited to announce that, in the coming weeks, we’ll welcome a brand new resident sea otter to the Aquarium’s raft!

Our newest otter was found stranded as a pup near San Luis Obispo, 100 miles south of Monterey. After being deemed unreleasable by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, she’s spent the past year behind the scenes getting used to her new home at Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Our team is busy preparing for her to join Ruby, Ivy, and Selka on exhibit. But there’s just one thing missing—she still needs a name!

Teaching a resident otter to recognize her own name is an important part of her training, so we narrowed it down to three unique choices:

💙Hazel
💙Opal
💙Quinn

Starting this Wednesday, March 26 at 12 p.m. PST, check out our socials for a link to the poll. You’ll have 24 hours to vote and help name our new exhibit otter.

We can’t wait for you to meet her!

Above pic also by Monterey Bay Aquarium