Juno the sea otter has been trained to dunk a basketball at the Oregon Zoo.
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Zookeepers say the exercise helps keep the 9-year-old otter's joints agile as she ages. She also dribbles the ball, pushing it with her flippers around the water before hopping up for the dunk.
Plus, she gets a seafood treat at the end of her play sessions.
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"Juno loves to play basketball," said Nicole Nicassio-Hiskey, the zoo's senior marine life keeper. "She gets so excited whenever we bring the ball out for her training sessions. And she's good too!"