Meet Splash: America's First Otter Trained to Rescue Missing People Underwater
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Splash, a remarkable otter with an impressive five-minute breath-holding capacity and exceptional scent-tracking abilities, is breaking new ground as the country's first search and recovery otter. His specialized training combines his natural aquatic talents with rescue work, offering a innovative new tool to help locate missing people in water-based settings.
Splash, a remarkable otter with an impressive five-minute breath-holding capacity and exceptional scent-tracking abilities, is breaking new ground as the country’s first search and recovery otter. His specialized training combines his natural aquatic talents with rescue work, offering a innovative new tool to help locate missing people in water-based settings.