LONG-CALL
Orangutan
The forest's puzzle-solving acrobat.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Orangutan vs Otter
Tonight's science rumble is set in a rumble pit drawn in chalk by very excited zookeepers. No snacks were harmed.
Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
Orangutan means 'person of the forest' in Malay.
Mostly fruit, plus leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.
Otter
Lontra canadensis
River otters can stay underwater about 4 minutes.
Fish, crayfish, frogs — they eat lunch in the pool.
Who do YOU think wins?
CHIRP-CHUCKLE
Otter
A slippery wrestler who treats rivers like gyms.
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