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March 1997In the world's most crowded country, Bangladesh, it's hard to imagine there's any room for nature. But we discover a unique relationship between man and beast. Crashing around in a log box, two otters in rope harnesses are desperate to get to their food. A fisherman lifts the lid and out they dive to munch on the fishtails scattered outside their wooden cage. Bengali fishermen use these otters to herd fish into their nets. Every year Bengali menfolk bid their families farewell and sail downstream to catch their fish. With a sharp smack on the bottom, the otters are dispatched into the water and told to swim for their keep! More often than not, they get caught up in the nets and incur verbal abuse from their masters. As crimson sunset falls, the fishermen cook by their fires and the otters curl up in the boxes and go to sleep.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: journeymanpictures

Length: 05:33
Rating: 4.37
Views: 22198

Tags: animals  Bangladesh  Journeyman  Logs  Otters  Pictures  

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foxdea (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
bandly treated????????? r u mad? did u not see the otters were fed b4 they start fishing... did u watch a football game in ur life b4? managers are always giving a pat on the back of the players when they finish... in china ppl fich with duck... yup u might not belive it those ducks swalows fish and the fisherman makes the duck to throw out the fish and collets the bounty.this is a good example of man and beasts ancient relation..
ib1sth (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
badly they are treated with otters. otter smart animal and easily taught. You can with them and treated humanely
roxhana2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
..yeah as to adjust the 'parking'
bboollzz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
mn am missin ma cuntry sooooo fukin much
alternativethinker (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
zeker(sure) krista. There are so many beautiful things in this world we could explore hat but we r exploring only hate bomb , suicide mission and so much polluted things. sad he.
chrmenn (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Aren't these gorgeous little fellows???Smart and playful and pretty!!
alternativethinker (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
now i have never seen otter in abngladesh except first time on this video. sundarbans is one of the largest mangrove forest in the orld and only plsce on the earth that so many spieces of birds and other fish is to find. I went myself in the sundarbans not very deep though when i was 15 years old or so. But unarmed . it was really mad to go with such a security. damn really crazy never again we cud b eten by tiger then.
stprimeflyer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thanks for clearing this up for us
forum1664 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I'm here in Bnagladesh now. It is a real garbage can. I also visited the Sundarban where the video is from and there is absolutely nothing to see. Nothing. Not one crocodil or otter or even a freakin bird. Oh, and by the way people here scratch their balls all the time. I've seen that alot in 3rd world countries. Hell I scratch my balls alot.
allaboutnature (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
That place is so peaceful. More places so peaceful must exist.

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