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SWIMMING INTO THE RING! The cutest champion of the Pacific– THE SEA OTTER!!!
Don’t let those cute faces fool you. Sea otters are incredible marine wrestlers packing some serious muscle under all that fluff. Join us ringside to find out how these floating champions use their super strong jaws and secret-weapon fur to protect ocean ecosystems and dominate kelp forest arenas!
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