A Reality TV Show Starring Sea Otters Is Taking the Internet by Storm

Last nighttime , I did something that many Americans do on the habitue : I decided to watch reality TV . Except I was n’t watching bridezillas squabble over sit arrangement or desperate housewife cope with each other ’s husbands . Nah , I was see ocean otters .

Last night marked the first US airing of giving Blue Live , a 3 - part telecasting serial publication star the charismatic fauna and ecosystems of theMonterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaryoff the California coast . Not long ago , this 4,600 square mile region was an overexploited tragedy . But in the past 30 years , the Monterey Sanctuary has witnessed an ecological rebirth .

Today , its waters pullulate with humpback whales , outstanding white sharks , sea otter and ocean lions . To get up up public pastime in theMonterey Bay Aquarium ’s ongoing marine science enquiry and preservation efforts , PBS and BBC put together a 3 - night marine science blitz that on - atmosphere correspondent M. Sanjayan callsthe “ Superbowl of nature . ”

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genuine to that claim , the show has already loggedmillions of prospect , and it ’s been trending repeatedly on societal media , with73,800 mention and counting .

During the class of last night ’s hour - long instalment , we watch footage of the world ’s largest sea lion breeding ground , located just 200 miles south of Monterey Bay . We learned how the humpback whale whale population off the California coast was devastated by commercial whaling during the nineteenth and early 20th C . The whales , which have made a remarkable comeback , are are now helping to maintain the trophic balance of the total Monterey ecosystem . And we saw ocean otter buzz off in tussles . ( “ The otter ’s liveliness is just full of drama and adventure , ” one goggle box horde nonchalantly remarked . ) It ’s the Monday nighttime football game science grind and nature lover have been wait for .

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Of course , Big Blue Live is n’t the first program to bestow the wonder of the natural world into our living rooms — its succeeder taps into the monumental nature - loving consultation cultivated by the likes of Planet Earth and Madagascar . But more than any science or nature political program before , Big Blue Live has harnessed social media to wage its hearing .

Last nighttime saw a # BigBlueLive firestorm on Twitter , with men and woman geeking out over whale lice and barnacles or pose question to the scientist , some of which were answer during the program :

A world where you’re able to watch live hunchback instead of football on Monday night is a world I have it away 🐋 # BigBlueLive

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— Joe Hanson ( @DrJoeHanson)September 1 , 2015

Does anyone require this right now?https://t.co / YzRMMdu54G#LoopingSeaOtter#BigBlueLive

— BBC Wild Alaska Live ( @BBCAlaskaLive)September 1 , 2015

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A kyphosis whale ’s tongue can weigh as much as an elephant by itself!#BigBlueLive@KQEDscience@MontereyAq

— Anesti Vega ( @AnestiVega)September 1 , 2015

Whale worm clean wounds and get a gratis drive ! Here is scarback , she was harpoon in the ' 80s#bigbluelivepic.twitter.com / LRZEiGLDuR

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— Sarah Keartes ( @sarahkeartes)September 1 , 2015

If you missed last Nox ’s episode , do n’t despair : You canwatch it online right here . You should also tune in on PBS.org tonight and tomorrow , at 8 PM ET / PT , because some of the expert footage is still to come — including , I ’m say , the world ’s first ever on - atmosphere low-spirited whale sighting .

And if you ’re spoil for more Monterey Bay marine science RIGHT NOW , Big Blue Live ’s digital host Joe Hansonis running a supplementary video series over on YouTube , where you could teach about the secret life of jellyfish , the jumbo pacific octopus , and more .

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