River Otters at SERC

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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2,187

Video Title

River Otters at SERC

Description

North American river otters are largely nocturnal and notoriously shy. But with the help of game cameras set up throughout the campus of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), we're learning more about their lives and habits! Watch a remix of river otters eating, playing and resting collected by SERC's game cameras. Fair warning: There's also some footage of otter "latrines." Otters use their poop to send messages to other to other otters—and scientists are use the poop to learn more about the otters' diets. Video created by SERC volunteer Greg Izzi. Game cameras footage collected by SERC education specialist Karen McDonald. Learn more about SERC science at https://serc.si.edu

Video Duration

5 min 23 sec

YouTube Keywords

Environment Science Marine Biology Forestry Chemistry Wetlands Estuaries Ecosystems Watersheds

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2021-01-26T18:04:32.000Z

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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SmithsonianSERC

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Science & Technology

Topic

Animal health;Environmental Sciences;Coastal ecology

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