Monterey live camera – Sea otter cam, Monterey Bay Aquarium
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What you are looking at
The Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California, streams this camera from its Sea Otters exhibit. The southern sea otters here are all rescued females that cannot return to the wild for health or behavioral reasons. They also play an important role in the aquarium's Sea Otter Program by serving as surrogate mothers for stranded otter pups.
You may see the otters swimming, rolling, wrestling, grooming their thick fur or napping on their backs at the surface. They like playing with toys and lounging in ice buckets. Feedings are scheduled at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, and food is often hidden inside toys so the otters have to work for it, as they would when opening shells in the wild. Aquarists also train behaviors such as touching a target or stepping onto a scale.
The camera plays as live video on YouTube from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific time. Each otter gets regular breaks behind the scenes, so the number you see can vary. A practical tip: tune in a few minutes before a scheduled feeding, when the otters gather and the action is liveliest.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- mbayaq-sea-otters
- Operator
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Video format
- YouTube live stream
- Position
- Exact (from the provider)
- Licence
- YouTube's terms (shown in YouTube's own player)
- Data source
- YouTube live streams (curated)
- Streaming since
- Aug 13, 2024, 00:29 UTC
- Last checked
- 01:45 UTC (61 min ago)
- Working, last 7 days
- 100 % of checks
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About Monterey, California
Weather now in Monterey: 65 °F (18 °C), clear sky, wind 7 mph (11 km/h) from the southwest. Forecast for 8 PM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Monterey is a city in California, United States with about 28,000 people. The camera is about 1.3 mi from the center. The nearest bigger place is Salinas, 14 mi away. Monterey keeps America/Los Angeles time (UTC−7 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
Monterey sits on the southern curve of Monterey Bay on California's Central Coast, a compact city of about 30,200 people (2020 census) spread over roughly nine square miles of hills, harbor and shoreline. Founded by the Spanish in 1774, it became the capital of the Californias a few years later, and its adobes and old customs house still recall that era. Along the waterfront, Cannery Row was once one of…
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Can I watch Sea otter cam, Monterey Bay Aquarium live right now?
Yes. At our last automatic check (Oct 8, 01:45 UTC) the video was playing. It is a YouTube live stream that plays in YouTube's own player when you press Play.
How often does this camera refresh?
Continuously while the channel is streaming. Live streams usually run a few seconds behind real time.
Who operates the Sea otter cam, Monterey Bay Aquarium camera?
It is a live stream from the YouTube channel Monterey Bay Aquarium, embedded with YouTube's own player. The channel decides when it streams; YouTube may show its own ads. The channel About Curated YouTube live streams
Where is the Sea otter cam, Monterey Bay Aquarium camera?
It is about 1.3 mi from the center of Monterey, California, United States. Coordinates: 36.618, -121.902. All cameras in Monterey
What is the local time at Monterey?
Monterey is in the America/Los Angeles time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 7 the sun rises at 7:08 AM and sets at 6:42 PM there.
Can I see other cameras nearby?
Yes: 70 other cameras are within 25 miles of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. Open the radar here
Why does the stream sometimes stop?
YouTube streams run only while Monterey Bay Aquarium is broadcasting; when they pause, we mark the camera offline until our next check finds it live again. The channel on YouTube