The otters of Singapore — and other unexpected wildlife thriving in cities | Philip Johns

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🗓️ 5 October 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Animal behavior expert Philip Johns introduces us to the vibrant urban environments of Singapore, where city dwellers and skyscrapers coexist with a rich array of other species, including otters, hornbills and lizards — prompting the question: Can we design cities to be wildlife refuges?

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0:17.0	Singapore is one of my favorite cities in the world,
0:21.0	and while it is super modern with skyscrapers climbing high into the clouds, it's also
0:27.4	home to wild parakeets, pangolence, and all sorts of lizards and snakes.
0:33.0	In his 2023 talk, Animal Behavior Export Philip Johns
0:37.0	zeros in on one prominent creature that is everywhere in Singapore.
0:42.0	It's otters. And what Otters have to teach us
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