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Out on the water with Leif in Puget Sound. Catch and cook flounder as well as catching a strange but cute looking fish.

A sea animal that looks just like seaweed. It helps it hide from other animals in the water. A small, cute armadillo with soft pink armour. It lives underground in Argentina and is very shy.