Educating people about sea life has been rewarding, and part of the aquarium’s mission, Paparo says. "One time quite a few years ago there was a women throwing piece of cupcake into the seal pool.

Charlie the sea otter partied hard for his birthday Saturday, March 2 — scarfing down blue seafood cupcakes with his friends at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. But he deserved it ...

At just nine months old and 22.5 kilograms (50 pounds), he’s already bigger than his parents at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia ... Life team just makes cupcakes and informally ...