{
  "id": 1509903,
  "title": "Who's watching who? Otters turn their attention to humans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/whos-watching-who-otters-turn-their-attention-to-humans",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-17T15:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-otters-attention-humans.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For many people, a trip to the zoo is a chance to watch playful otters dart through the water and chatter with one another. But while we may worry that crowds could stress the otter community, a new Australian study shows that happy onlookers may indeed be helping them flourish.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}