Regular Hours
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Daily
Closed Dec. 25
Holidays
9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
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Exhibit Updates
April 18, 2008
New Stars of Splash Zone: Pacific Spiny Lumpsuckers
Lumpsuckers are tiny animals, often described as “ping-pong balls with fins.” A giant lumpsucker can be five inches long, but most are closer to one inch. They are slow, inefficient swimmers, but they’re very good at attaching themselves to solid objects like rocks or kelp, thanks to a suction cup-like disk on their bellies. Come see our quartet of these cool creatures in the Enchanted Kelp Forest gallery.
April 10, 2008
Common Murres in Splash Zone
With their white bellies and dark backs, common murres look a lot like penguins. They swim like penguins too—“flying” under water with their short wings. But these amazing birds aren’t even related to penguins! They're pelagic seabirds that spend most of the year at sea. They live in the northern hemisphere, including the Monterey Bay. The next time you visit, be sure to check out the murres in their new Splash Zone home.
March 17, 2008
Welcome back blackfooted penguins and other favorite animals, such as cuttlefish, clownfish, seahorses and sea dragons. Discover a place where families can explore the ocean together.
February 05, 2008
For the third time, we’ve said farewell to a young white shark after it spent a few months with us on exhibit. The male shark was released in Monterey Bay on February 5, 162 days after he was placed in our Outer Bay exhibit. He’s carrying tracking tags that will report back with detailed information about his travels.
November 30, 2007
Meet Makana
Makana, our beautiful Laysan albatross, is making appearances daily at 11:15. You'll have a chance to see this amazing bird up-close, ask questions and learn about the global threats albatross face from plastics pollution. The location of this presentation varies, so please check with Information Desk when you arrive.
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Do fish sleep?
It appears that whales and dolphins sleep half the brain at a time,
often leaving just one eye open during these quiescent periods. For
animals that hunt at night, these periods may occur during the daytime,
and they are more like short "catnaps" than extended periods of deep
sleep. Some baleen whales have been observed motionless on the surface
for minutes at a time, and are probably catnapping.
Many species of fishes keep moving day and night throughout their lives.
This includes all tunas and billfishes, and many species of sharks.
These fishes likely do not need deep sleep, and although they may slow
down for periods of time, they remain sufficiently conscious to navigate
and respond to stimuli when necessary.
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