Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Monty has made his debut! 🎉🎉 We've been introducing him to our harbor seal habitat over the past few weeks and are pleased to share that he's now officially on exhibit, though we're keeping the door to the off-exhibit area open so he has the freedom to choose where he'd like to hang out. However, he's acclimating well to his new environment, and we can't wait for you to come see him!
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At only a year and a half old, Monty the harbor seal has been through quite a lot in his young life. He was rescued, rehabilitated, and released twice back in 2020 by our friends at the National Marine Life Center (NMLC) in Buzzards Bay, MA after various interactions with humans and dogs. Following his second release, he was later found entangled in fishing gear, rescued a third time, and thus deemed non-releasable since he was unable to thrive on his own and had habituated to being around humans. He arrived at the Virginia Aquarium in June 2021 and is now beginning the next phase of his life as a resident with us!
Monty has made his debut! 🎉🎉 We've been introducing him to our harbor seal habitat over the past few weeks and are pleased to share that he's now officially on exhibit, though we're keeping the door to the off-exhibit area open so he has the freedom to choose where he'd like to hang out. However, he's acclimating well to his new environment, and we can't wait for you to come see him!
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At only a year and a half old, Monty the harbor seal has been through quite a lot in his young life. He was rescued, rehabilitated, and released twice back in 2020 by our friends at the National Marine Life Center (NMLC) in Buzzards Bay, MA after various interactions with humans and dogs. Following his second release, he was later found entangled in fishing gear, rescued a third time, and thus deemed non-releasable since he was unable to thrive on his own and had habituated to being around humans. He arrived at the Virginia Aquarium in June 2021 and is now beginning the next phase of his life as a resident with us!
