Live Web Cams with Otters, Sharks, Penquins and More

Even if you live thousands of miles from the sea, there are live web cams that you can watch--like the entertaining sea otters at Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.  Thanks to a live web cam, a young man recently viewed the first ever video capture of an elephant seal slurping a hagfish at the sea's bottom.

Sea Otter Web Cam

Otters love to play with toys, lounge in ice buckets or just snooze. We feed ours four times a day, often putting the food in toys to stimulate the otters' natural behavior of pounding and working to get food out of shells.

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/efc/efc_otter/otter_cam.aspx

Open Sea Web Cam

You'll see giant bluefin tuna power their way through the water, while hammerhead sharks, pelagic rays and giant green sea turtles swim just inches away.

The stunning one-million-gallon exhibit is home to one of the most diverse communities of open-ocean animals to be found in any aquarium.

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/efc/efc_opensea/open_sea_cam.aspx

Northern Elephant Seals

Watch northern elephant seals throughout the year when they haul out at the Piedras Blancas Rookery in California

http://www.elephantseal.org/Rookery/livecam.htm

Beluga Whale Cam

View the underwater world of the belugas and take an imaginary journey to the Canadian Arctic.

http://www.vanaqua.org/learn/see-and-learn/live-cams/beluga-cam

Jelly Cam

The jellies featured on this Vancouver Aquarium Jelly Cam are Japanese sea nettles. Jellies are invertebrates made up mostly of water. They have no heart, brain or bones

 http://www.vanaqua.org/learn/see-and-learn/live-cams/jelly-cam

Hawaiian Monk Seal

An endangered seal rescued and now resides in this 

Hawaiian aquarium

http://www.waquarium.org/webcams.html

Magellanic Penquin Cam

A temperate species, Magellanic Penguins are usually about two to two-and-a-half feet tall and weigh between six and fifteen pounds when fully grown.

 http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/exhibits/penguin_habitat/penguin_cam_above

Whale Shark Cam

 Whale sharks can grow to 15 meters (50 feet) and weigh as much as 40 tons by some estimates.

http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/explore-the-aquarium/interact/web-cams.aspx

What If There's a Seal on the Beach?

If you visit the beach this summer, you might see a seal on the beach.  What do you do if you see one?

California Sea Lion

Here's a few tips for your safety and the safety of the seal on the beach.

1) All seals are wild animals.  They have very sharp teeth.  Keep far away from seal on the beach.

2) Try to look at the seal with binoculars.

3) Do not touch the seal. 

Monk Seal

4) Do not throw rocks at the seal. 

5) Keep your pet away from the seal.  Keep your dog from barking at the seal.

Steller Sea Lion

6) Don't chase the seal if it is moving around.

7) Be sure that you are not between the seal and the water.  The water is the seal's first escape route.  You could get hurt.

8) Do not try to feed the seal.  Actually, it's a good idea to not feed any wild animals like birds and squirrels.

Elephant Seals

9) All marine mammals in United States waters are protected by law. That's one reason why you should stay away from them.

Harbor Seal

10)  Some sea lions might be sick this summer.  If you see a seal that looks sick, contact an authority. In the United States you can call 1-800-853-1964 and report the seal.