Sea otter in the Monterey Bay Aquarium

We elbowed our way towards the sea otter exhibit for the last feeding session of the day, and watched as Mae and Maggie munched and played happily. The 'aquarists' threw tasty morsels to the otters, interspersed with activities such as moving towards a target, going into a carrier, and retrieving toys. After, food was put into large plastic balls with holes, and the otters had to play with these balls in order to extract the tasty pieces. Later in the day, we watched as one of these otters grabbed some sea grass from the bottom of their tank and carried it through the tunnels of the exhibit.