Marine Mammal Trainers

Jenny Montague, Marine Mammal Trainer at New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts, and her colleagues share tales of daily life working with harbor seals and fur seals.

6/6/16

Happy Birthday, Reggae!

Reggae the harbor seal recently had a birthday, and the trainers celebrated with a layer "cake" of gelatin and fish. Visitors luck...

5/20/16

Bubbles for Kitovi

Our California sea lions and Northern fur seals certainly love to play. Some of their favorites are getting a water massage , holiday festiv...

3/24/16

St. Patrick's Day Enrichment

The rescued sea lions at the Aquarium are a curious and energetic pair. So the trainers are always finding new ways to engage and stimulat...

2/13/16

Seals Love

For the wellbeing of the animals in our care, the seals and sea lions learn to participate in ultrasounds with our vet staff. One of the f...

1/22/16

Snow Can Be Fun!

As parts of the East Coast brace for a crippling blizzard, it's fun to distract ourselves by thinking about fun to be had wading in a bi...

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