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05/17/2025

05/17/2025

After a month of training behind-the-scenes, our newest sea otter, Opal, makes her official debut on exhibit this week! Opal’s sparkly personality quickly sh...

03/21/2025

03/14/2023

03/14/2023

01/21/2023

Researchers at Año Nuevo and Piedras Blancas have been collaborating to understand how moms and pups communicate during the breeding season.

Scientists have found that elephant seal mothers can recognize their pup’s calls 2-3 days after birth! This is an important skill for these large mamas to keep track of their pups.

In contrast, a new project has found that pups are not able to recognize their mother's vocalizations in the first 2 weeks, putting all the responsibility on the mom to keep track of her pup in the loud, crowded breeding colony.

Image Description: Northern elephant seal pup vocalizing right into it’s moms ear.

09/18/2022

07/19/2020

And the squid march on

06/23/2020

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