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  • Nature Saving Otter 501 (Season 32, Episode 7)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, Family

Nature

Saving Otter 501 (Season 32, Episode 7)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, Family
From PBS and NATURE - On a typical late summer day a baby sea otter washes up on the beach in Monterey, California - hungry, lost, injured. It's a tragic event, but not surprising. California sea otters are struggling. For decades marine ...See moreFrom PBS and NATURE - On a typical late summer day a baby sea otter washes up on the beach in Monterey, California - hungry, lost, injured. It's a tragic event, but not surprising. California sea otters are struggling. For decades marine biologist Karl Mayer and his small staff have worked unceasingly - one otter at a time - to bring this "keystone" species back from the brink of extinction so it can play its important role in the local marine environment. But the effort has stalled, and no one knows why. This is the story of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's 501st attempt to save an orphan otter. From her discovery as a stranded newborn pup crying on the beach through her rehabilitation in secret roof tanks atop the Aquarium, we follow as Otter 501 learns how to dive, hunt, eat, and fend for herself in the wild, where survival is a long shot at best. See less
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Directors
Mark Shelley | Bob Talbot
Writers
George Page (creator) | Josh Rosen
Cinematographer
Mark Shelley
Editors
Shirley Gutierrez | Gail Huddleson | Linda Peckham
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Status
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Updated Oct 16, 2013
Release date
Oct 16, 2013 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 16 wins & 53 nominations

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