They may look cute, but sea otters are not averse to a spot of kidnapping, as Chris Packham reveals in this week’s Animal Einsteins, which is dedicated to animal con artists.
‘To us, it seems like a brutal piece of exploitation, but male otters get a free meal by taking cubs from females!’ he explains.
The hungry male’s strategy is to hold a cub hostage and only return it in exchange for food – a highly successful ploy.
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