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Otter 841 was released into the wild as a young pup in 2020 after being born in captivity and raised at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Liat spent 54 days in captivity, and her husband was killed.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Both men reported having seen Cunio during their time in captivity, although the family had no news during this period on his brother Ariel.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Omer Neutra, 21, a fellow American-Israeli from New York, was killed in battle that same day, and his body remains in captivity.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Liat spent 54 days in captivity, and her husband was killed.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Both men reported having seen Cunio during their time in captivity, although the family had no news during this period on his brother Ariel.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Omer Neutra, 21, a fellow American-Israeli from New York, was killed in battle that same day, and his body remains in captivity.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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“In captivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20captivity. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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