| Edition |
Updated edition. |
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New edition. |
| Description |
183 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-176) and index. |
| Contents |
One. Introducing the Otter -- Two. Folklore, Fables, Tradition and the Otter -- Three. Commercial Otter Hunting -- Four. Otter Hunting for Sport -- Five. The Literary Otter -- Six. The Otter on Screen -- Seven. Protecting the Otter. |
| Summary |
"Although rarely seen in the wild, the otter is admired for its playful character and graceful aquatic agility, fixed in the popular imagination through books and films such as Tarka the Otter and Ring of Bright Water. This is just a small part of its story, however: throughout history, the otter has been hunted for its fur and to prevent it from killing fish. Featuring numerous images from nature and culture, as well as examples from folklore, sports, and literature, this wide-ranging book also explores the movement against otter hunting, and the ongoing efforts promoting otter conservation. A fittingly lively study of its subject, Otter offers a new way of thinking about this much-loved but endangered animal." -- Amazon |
| Subject |
Otters.
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Otters -- Effect of human beings on.
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Human-animal relationships.
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Otters -- Folklore.
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Otters -- Conservation.
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Hunting.
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Animals and civilization.
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Hunting. (OCoLC)fst00964162
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Human-animal relationships. (OCoLC)fst00963482
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Animals and civilization. (OCoLC)fst00809565
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Otters. (OCoLC)fst01049042
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore. (OCoLC)fst01423784
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| ISBN |
9781789142242 (paperback) |
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1789142245 (paperback) |
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