We visited the Oregon Coast Aquarium and started with the Sea Otters. This is the largest population of sea otters in the state of Oregon. This species was hunted to extinction the Oregon wild over a century ago, with the last known individual being killed just off the Newport Beach in 1907.
The Sea Otters that are at this aquarium are composed of two species, the Northern Sea Otter and the Southern Sea Otter. The only otters in Oregon today are river otters.
Our next habitat was the Sea Bird Aviary. This is my favorite bird a Puffin. My mother taught we a poem about Puffins, so they have always been my favorite. "There once was a puffin who looked like a muffin, who lived on an island in the dark blue sea."
Does this look like an island?
In the Passage of the Deep, you walk through a tunnel that has water on three side of you.
We also visited the Hatfield Marine Center, which was a hands on center, that was operated by the University of Oregon. Very interesting.
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