R?m??k??l? ???t??? s??ws t?? m?m?nt tw? ?is???m?n ?nc??nt???? ? liv? ???c?t st????lin? in t?? mi??l? ?? ? l?k? in M?nt?n?.

B?? H??????? w?s ??t ?is?in? ?n Fl?t???? L?k? ?n Oct???? 6 wit? ?is s?n B??tt w??n t?? p?i? ?isc?v???? ? ???c?t t???s?in? ????n? in t?? w?t??.

B?? p?st?? ???t??? ?? ?is s?n ??l?in? t?? ???c?t in ? ?is?in? n?t, ?l?n? wit? im???s ?? t?? ????? ??lin? st??in? int? t?? c?m???.

T?? ?is???m?n ??t ??it? ? s??p?is? w??n t??? c????t ? liv? ???c?t, (pict????), w?il? ??t ?n ? l?k? in M?nt?n?

B??tt H??????? w?s p??t????p??? ?? ?is ??t??? ?s ?? c????t t?? ???c?t ?s t??? ?is??? ?n ? l?k?

B?? s?i? B??tt c????t t?? ???c?t ‘v??? c?????ll?’ in ? ?i? t? s?v? it ???m ???wnin?. T?? p?i? t??n t??k it ??ck t? s????, w???? t??? ??l??s?? t?? ?nim?l int? t?? wil?.

In t?? ???t??? B??tt c?n ?? ????? s??in?: ‘G??? ??t??n??n, w??t ?? w? ??t in t?? ??sk?t, w? ??t ?s ? littl? ???c?t.

‘H?’s n?t ??pp?, ???? kitt?, kitt?, kitt?, kitt?. I t?ink ?? w?nts in t?? ???t ??t w?’?? n?t ??nn? l?t ?im.’  T?? ???t??? s??ws t?? ???c?t st??in? ?n? ???wlin? m?n?cin?l? ?s t?? ?n?l??s ??? ????? ?isc?ssin? w??t ?cti?n t? t?k? n?xt.

B?? w??t? t??t t?? ???c?t w?s c???i?? ??ck t? ??? l?n? ?n? s???l? ??l??s?? ?nc? ?n s????.

T?? ?is???m?n w??? n?t s??? ??w t?? ???c?t ??t s? ??? ?w?? ???m l?n?, ?lt????? t?? sp?ci?s – t?? m?st c?mm?n wil?c?t ???n? in N??t? Am??ic? – is kn?wn t? swim.

Cin?? B?ns?n, ? l?c?l w?m?n w?? sp?k? t? B?? ?n? ?is s?n ????t t?? ?nim?l, s?i? t?? p?i? w?nt?? t? ?ns??? t??t t?? ???c?t w?s ??t??n?? t? its n?t???l ???it?t.

B?? H???????, (pict????), s?i? ?is s?n B??tt c????t t?? ???c?t ‘v??? c?????ll?’ in ? ?i? t? s?v? it ???m ???wnin?

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T?? ?is???m?n w??? n?t s??? ??w t?? ???c?t ??t s? ??? ?w?? ???m l?n?, ?lt????? t?? sp?ci?s – t?? m?st c?mm?n wil?c?t ???n? in N??t? Am??ic? – is kn?wn t? swim

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S?? t?l? t?? Miss??li?n: ‘It w?s ??it? t?? ?xp??i?nc? ??? t??s? ???s. T??? w??? j?st ?n?l??s t??t w??? ?is?in? ??? M?ck D??s ???in? t?? ?v?nt.

‘(T?? ???c?t) w?s ??it? ? w??s ??t (???m s????) ?n? t??? w?nt ?v?? ?n? l??k?? ?t it. T??? ??li?v?? t??t i? t??? ?i?n’t n?t it, it w?s ??in? t? ???wn. It l??k?? ???ll? ti???.’

B?ns?n s?i? H??????? t?l? ??? t?? ???c?t w?s s?iv??in? ??? ??it? ? w?il? ?n? t??? w??? w???i?? ????t it.

‘It w?s ?ctin? lik? it w?nt?? l??s?, s? t??? ?i? t?k? it in t? s???? ?n? t??n?? it l??s?. Ot??? ?n?l??s w?nt ?v?? ?n? w?tc??? t?? w??l? p??c?ss. T??? s?w it ? w?il? l?t?? ?n t?? ?t??? si?? ?? Finl?? P?int w?lkin? ?l?n? t?? s????.’

B?ns?n s?i? s?m? p??pl? sp?c?l?t?? t?? ???c?t w?s t??in? t? ??t t? ?n isl?n? ?? p????ps ??? ???n ???pp?? in t?? w?t?? ?? ? p????t??? ???l?.

‘T??t ???s ??pp?n. Y?? j?st ??n’t kn?w. ‘H?’s [B??] ???n ????n? wil? ?nim?ls ??in? in t?? w???s ?ll ?is li??, s? ?? w??l?n’t ??v? ??n? t?is i? ?? t?????t t?? ???c?t ?i?n’t n??? ??lp,’ s?? ?????.