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Glimpsing a family of otters playing in an isolated forest lake.
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Bruce Beehler, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2024
Your family of otters may already be half-digested in a crocodile’s gullet, but what about writing a horror movie for kids?
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2024
French researchers studied advanced use of sticks as tools in chimps, and other work in the U.S. made similar findings among otters.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
The water was clear, boasting burgeoning reefs and deep dropoffs, sea sponges standing tall like Dr. Seussian skyscrapers as fish, seahorses, and otters coasted on the waves.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
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Bruce Beehler, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2024
Your family of otters may already be half-digested in a crocodile’s gullet, but what about writing a horror movie for kids?
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2024
French researchers studied advanced use of sticks as tools in chimps, and other work in the U.S. made similar findings among otters.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
The water was clear, boasting burgeoning reefs and deep dropoffs, sea sponges standing tall like Dr. Seussian skyscrapers as fish, seahorses, and otters coasted on the waves.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
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“Otter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otter. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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