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Otter /
Although rarely seen in the wild, the otter is admired for its playful character and graceful aquatic agility, which were established in the popular imagination through books like Tarka the Otter and Ring of Bright Water. This, however, is just a very small part of their story--throughout history th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Reaktion Books,
2010.
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| Colección: | Animal (Reaktion Books)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Although rarely seen in the wild, the otter is admired for its playful character and graceful aquatic agility, which were established in the popular imagination through books like Tarka the Otter and Ring of Bright Water. This, however, is just a very small part of their story--throughout history the otter has also been widely hunted for its fur and flesh. In Otter, human geographer Daniel Allen reveals how the animal's identity has been shaped by this variety of human interactions. As Allen explains, otters, while feared by some communities, were hunted to near extinction by others--killed fo. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (183 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes web resources (pages 177-178). |
| ISBN: | 9781861898937 1861898932 |