Otter / Daniel Allen.
Otter / Daniel Allen.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2020.
Call Numbers
G 2020/5365
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
183 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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.
Publication information
Publisher
London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2020.
Edition
Updated edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2020.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
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 k...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Otter / Daniel Allen.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-176) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2020
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2020/5365
Record Identifier
74VKaOm6vxRb
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaOm6vxRb
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1789142245
9781789142242
DDC
599.769
MMS ID
991024375915902626
