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Otter 841 was born in captivity to a mother who had been captured after spending too much time interacting with people and their watercraft.

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"It's impossible to forget even a single moment of my captivity," the 53-year-old Israeli former hostage told AFP in an interview on Monday.

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Hamas also returned the bodies of 12 other hostages who died in captivity, and said it was still searching for the remains of 16 others.

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Organised by Freedom For Animals with support from Born Free and The Express newspaper, between 250 and 300 people protested against the captivity of 15 gentoo penguins at the riverside attraction in Westminster.

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She said she had been held with other women and children inside houses during her captivity, "while Avinatan was only in the tunnels".

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