Strangely this movie was a bit disappointing. While I LOVE otters, and just recently learned that they were considered extinct for about 50 years, due to hunting by humans, this film was less informative and engaging than other videos I have seen on sea otters.
I stumbled upon this movie, after reading an article about CED disks that said they often had extra material recorded on their reverse sides on, which was included without making the buyer aware it was included. One of the people said they had an episode of "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau: The Unsinkable Sea Otter". I of course know of Jacques Cousteau's reputation as filmmaker of marine life films and due to my love of otters, I tracked down a copy of that episode. The episode opened my eyes to the so called "Great Hunt" of sea otters, which decimated the population, appearing to have rendered them extinct for 50 years.
While, it wasn't as informative about sea otters as the Jacques Cousteau's film and other sources, and also the story wasn't as compelling, it was great to see the baby sea otter and watch her recovery, "education" and release, as well as wonderful to find out about the conservation work the Monterey Bay Aquarium is doing. Observant watchers will notice that the Monterey Bay Aquarium was featured in the the film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as the Cetacean Institute.
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