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Fooled by Nature: Sea Otters - Hunting Co-ops
On this episode of Animal Planet's "Fooled by Nature," family values are vital to successful hunting and social structures of the giant river otters along the Amazon. They hunt, eat and groom together, and perform a ritual dance to establish te ...
Added: Sep 11, 2008
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Runtime: 02:51
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Webisode 2Philippa moves Grace the otter out of their spare room. They must be careful not to bond with her too closely otherwise she could become too tame to release.
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Webisode 20Christmas arrives, and with their special fur, neither otter seems to mind being snowed in. Honey even cracks open the ice in her pond for a swim.
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