(You’re going to want to watch this video to the end, trust us.) Rescued resident sea otter Kit decided to play with her food in a bit of gastronomic parkour that we’re calling “The Shrimp Game.”

The rules appear to be simple: Without looking, you must hide your shrimp in an impawsibletoreach place. Shrimp Points accumulate for the amount of time the shrimp is left alone on the board—but beware your sneaky opponent Ivy! Because whoever eventually eats the shrimp gets all the points—or something like that.

Ok but seariously: The board Kit uses in her game of hideandseek is an example of an enrichment we use with our sea otters to promote their natural behaviors and to enhance their lives on exhibit. Learn more about animal training and enrichment at the Aquarium: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/s...

Thanks to Sea Otter Aquarists extraotternaire Stephany and Jess for the video!

More about our Sea Otter Program: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/s...
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Kit The Sea Otter Plays "The Shrimp Game"