| The Otter Contributor(s): Williams, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1906122229 ISBN-13: 9781906122225 Publisher: Merlin Unwin Books OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Mammals |
| Dewey: 599.769 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.4" W x 9.8" (1.90 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Back from the brink of extinction, the otter is making a come-back in Britain today. Author James Williams, a life-long enthusiast of this fascinating, enigmatic creature, dispells some the mysteries in this beautifully-illustrated book: * Reasons for the near-disappearance of the otter in the 1980s and the reasons for its recovery today * Why otters patrol their territories and fight for them * Breeding, natural history and behaviour * Unusual otter information: blind otters, the work of otter groups, the difficulties of introducing otters in the wild, their surprising ability to live close to man * Otters as predators -- their impact on fish stocks, the difficulty of fish-hunting in cold water, their favourite foods * Tracking otters through their prints, and through their spraints * Helping the otter to survive in the 21st century" |