The “Magic Carpet” or “Purple Carpet” in Pacific Grove is in bloom. The phenomenon comes from when purple and pink ice plants ...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s newest sea otter, Opal. is seen swimming on her back. (Photo courtesy Monterey Bay Aquarium) When she is old enough, the one-year-old sea otter may give pups brought ...

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Opal the Otter is making a splash at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, having made its debut Tuesday.

but first they are asking for the community to help name her in a 24-hour poll on their website, closing at noon Thursday. (Photo courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium) ...

This undated photo provided by Monterey Bay Aquarium and Research Institute, shows a mystery mollusk (Bathydevius caudactylus) observed by MBARI’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts in ...

The "Open Sea" exhibit best exemplifies how special the massive Monterey Bay Aquarium is. Sea turtles, stingrays, sharks, jellyfish and schools of fish have thousands of gallons of water to ...

(Photo courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium) Voting began at noon Wednesday and will close Thursday at noon. Those who wish to have a say in the new otter’s name can cast their vote on the ...

Opal is the newest addition of southern sea otters to be seen by the public at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.She will be able to ...

MONTEREY – After a one-day online poll with almost 30,000 participants, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has announced it is naming its newest resident otter Opal. The aquarium is planning for Opal to ...