Aquarium of the Pacific

Enjoy cocktails, tunes, and otter-focused hobnobbing in Long Beach.

The jolly fellow will take a dip among the sharks at the Aquarium of the Pacific, while otters will snack on festive treats. More holiday fun is in the swim, too.

The Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific will be releasing endangered frogs back into the wild after taking care of them over the past year.

A number of haunted happenings, including two created for families, are on the schedule at the Aquarium of the Pacific.

You have a chance to submit a name for the young male, too, through the Adopt an Animal program.

Photographer Mike Bartick’s astounding underwater images will be a focal point of the convivial meet-up.

“Why is the sky blue?” is probably one of the first questions we ask when we’re very young, though we’re also curious about why the wind is windy, why water is wet, and why the ground is below our feet and not above our heads. But there’s another question, one we may still find ourselves Googling in later life,...

Betty the sea otter, who was named for “Golden Girl” and animal lover Betty White and spent her life enchanting visitors at Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, has died of causes that are so far unknown, aquarium officials said Friday.

The Aquarium of the Pacific is celebrating its youngsters while shining a light on urgent oceanic issues.

Egg-citement in Long Beach: A quartet of viable eggs can now be viewed at explore.org.

The giant bell jellies are now on display at the Aquarium of the Pacific.

The Aquarium of the Pacific is staying open later on select February dates.

Furry marine mammals will go wet-nose-to-wet-nose, all to enjoy treats and toys at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.

The adorable pinnipeds can assist question-poppers at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, as can the crowd-pleasing penguins.

The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach has welcomed a fourteen-week-old baby boy otter who made his public debut on Tuesday.

The Jolly Old Elf is visiting the Long Beach destination daily through Dec. 23.

The flipper-rocking, tentacle-sporting residents of Aquarium of the Pacific won’t be wearing outfits, of course, but visitors definitely can.

The happening, created for guests ages 18 and older, will feature DJs, a band, live art, and food trucks, too.

Pyrosomes usually make their home deeper in the ocean, but in June 2021, several beachgoers encountered the strange creatures onshore.