Otters. (2014)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Otters. (2014)
- Main Title:
- Otters
- 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; FemaleCover; 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 … (more)
- 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.
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- Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.80391
- Ingest File:
- 01_009.xml