There once was a famous seal named Hoover who lived in the Boston’s New England Aquarium and spoke English. Now, his grandson Chuck carries that torch, bridging the language barrier between the seal and human world. Living on Earth’s Ike Sriskandarajah goes to the aquarium to talk with the animals.
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