By: Monterey Bay Aquarium Discover a place where families can explore the ocean together. With over 45 interactive exhibits in English and Spanish, you can dive into a kelp forest, visit a coral reef kingdom or explore a rocky shore. Rockfish, sharks and penguins call these places home. Meet them in their magical worlds. Below … Continue reading Images: Splash Zone Exhibit in Monterey Bay Aquarium

By: Monterey Bay Aquarium iViva Baja!: The slithery. The scaly. The spectacularly showy. Discover incredible animals from land and sea in this special exhibition featuring creatures from the coastal habitats of Baja California. Life here thrives on the edge of sand and surf, where rugged desert coastline meets the sapphire waters of the Pacific. Tentacles: … Continue reading Images: iViva Baja! and Tentacles Exhibit in Monterey Bay Aquarium

By: Monterey Bay Aquarium Out to sea and on the go—life's in constant motion in the open ocean. Welcome to the Aquarium's largest exhibit, a place where tuna speed past, sardines swarm in huge, glittering schools, and sea turtles swim lazily across the 90-foot window. Nearby, colorful puffins await their next meal, and brilliant jellies … Continue reading Images: Open Sea Exhibit in Monterey Bay Aquarium

By: Monterey Bay Aquarium Investigate a world of mud flats and marshes rich with life, a place where long-legged birds ply the sands and flounders lie flat to keep from being found. Watch our birds forage for insects, just as they would in the wild, and gently touch the back of a bat ray as … Continue reading Images: The Aviary in Monterey Bay Aquarium

By: Monterey Bay Aquarium Explore the waters of Monterey Bay, where sharks and sturgeon glide through the deep reef, 200-pound giant sea bass lumber among the reef pilings and flatfish nestle in the sandy seafloor. This hourglass-shaped exhibit is over 90 feet long, and highlights five different habitats beneath the bay and the amazing creatures … Continue reading Images: Bay Habitat Exhibit in Monterey Bay Aquarium

Wikipedia Monterey Bay Aquarium is a nonprofit public aquarium in Monterey, California. Known for its regional focus on the marine habitats of Monterey Bay, it was the first to exhibit a living kelp forest when it opened in October 1984. Its biologists have pioneered the animal husbandry of jellyfish and it was the first to successfully care for and display a great white shark. The organization's research and conservation efforts … Continue reading Images: Corals, Anemones, Bay Habitat Exhibits in Monterey Bay Aquarium, California

By: Monterey Bay Aquarium Discover an underwater forest—at 28 feet, the Kelp Forest is one of the tallest aquarium exhibits in the world. You'll get a diver's-eye view of sardines, leopard sharks, wolf-eels and a host of other fishes as they weave through swaying fronds of kelp, just like they do in the wild. These … Continue reading Images: The Kelp Forest Exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium, California

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Wikipedia Elephant seals are marine mammals classified under the order Pinnipedia, which, in Latin, means feather- or fin-footed. Elephant seals are considered true seals, and fall under the family Phocidae. Phocids (true seals) are characterized by having no external ear and reduced limbs. The reduction of their limbs helps them be more streamlined and move easily in the … Continue reading Images: Elephant Seals at San Simeon, California