Otters. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Nicola Chester.
• Authors: Chester, Nicola
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Meet the Otters; Water dogs; A scientific family tree; Long body, short legs, and a scent to remember; Otters worldwide; The British mustelids; An encounter with Otters; Otters Around the World; Otters' ambassador; Fisherman's friend; Everybody say 'aah'; Amazonian giants; Sociable otters; Critically endangered; Eurasian Otters; Food and Home: a Riverine Life; What do otters eat?; Hunting to survive; Territory: holding the line; Agility and Grace: a Life in the Water; A diving expert; An Otter's pelt; Underwater vision; Feeling in the dark Blowing bubbles, sniffing waterEfficient teeth; The Otter out of water; Family and Play; Single mothers; Swimming lessons; Schooling youngsters to hunt; Striking out; Scented messages; Fighting among Otters; Almost Extinct: the Otter's Past; Hunting with hounds; The vanishing Otter; Population crashes; A chemical romance; A pattern emerges; Threats and Recovery; Reintroductions; Urban otters; A cautious glee; A low population; Fisheries and garden ponds; A Fox in the water; Current threats; Otter Spotting; How to see an Otter; Otter watching tips; Listening and watching for Otters Where to find OttersFieldcraft and tracking; Pawprints; Spraints; Chutes and tunnels; The remains of meals; An Otter's environment; Salty Dogs: an Adaptation; Time and tide (and seafood); Summer babies; Seeing coastal Otters; Stars of the screen; The Otter in Writing; A children's tale; A Cornish Otter; Tarka the Otter; Female influences; Otter protectors; Facts, film and family; Glossary; Further Reading; Resources; Image credits; Tailpiece; Acknowledgements; Index
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (128 pages), colour illustrations
• Subjects: 599.769; Wildlife: mammals; Otters -- Great Britain; Otters -- Behavior; Popular science; Otters; NATURE / Animals / Mammals; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals; Wildlife: aquatic creatures; Nature -- Animals -- Wildlife; Nature -- Animals -- Mammals; Wildlife: general interest; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472903877; 1472903870; 9781472943699; 1472943694
• Related ISBNs: 9781472903860; 1472903862
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.