Zoo
The Marine Mammal Center
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 9 spp. present
The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC) is a private, non-profit U.S. organization that was established in 1975 for the purpose of rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing marine mammals who are injured, sick or abandoned. It was founded in Sausalito, California, by Lloyd Smalley, Pat Arrigoni and Paul Maxwell. Since 1975, TMMC has rescued over 28,000 marine mammals. It also serves as a center for environmental research and education regarding marine mammals, namely cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), pinnipeds (seals, fur seals, walruses and sea lions), otters and sirenians (manatees and dugongs). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
37.835° N 122.532° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Free
Tourism
High
Species present
9
speciesOpened
1975
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
10:00-16:00; Jan 1, Dec 25 off; Nov Th[4] off
Getting there
- Address
- 2000 Bunker Road
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Spotted Seal
Phoca largha
Sculpins and Allies
Cottoidei
No photo available
Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas
No photo available
Crested Giant Gecko
Correlophus ciliatus
Before you go
Where is The Marine Mammal Center?
United States
The Marine Mammal Center is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 2000 Bunker Road. Its coordinates are 37.835° N, 122.532° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Yosemite National Park, about 262 km away.
What animals can you see at The Marine Mammal Center?
9 species
Citizen-science photos record 9 species at The Marine Mammal Center, including Northern Elephant Seal, California Sea Lion, Gray Whale, Harbor Seal and Spotted Seal. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of The Marine Mammal Center in the wild?
Northern Elephant Seal: Channel Islands National Park
Some of the animals photographed at The Marine Mammal Center also live in the parks and cities we cover: Northern Elephant Seal (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park), California Sea Lion (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park) and Gray Whale (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve).
Does The Marine Mammal Center charge an entrance fee?
Free
The open map data for The Marine Mammal Center lists it as free to enter. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When did The Marine Mammal Center open and how big is it?
Opened 1975, 0.5 ha
The Marine Mammal Center, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1975 and covers about 0.5 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 9 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website