LEADER 02993nam 2200817 a 450 001 9910461181603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-13377-6 010 $a9786613133779 010 $a1-86189-893-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000092472 035 $a(EBL)692183 035 $a(OCoLC)726743258 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000524652 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11345900 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524652 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10486971 035 $a(PQKB)10507019 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC692183 035 $a(PPN)229430961 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL692183 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10470239 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL313377 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000092472 100 $a20101012d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOtter$b[electronic resource] /$fDaniel Allen 210 $aLondon $cReaktion Books$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (186 p.) 225 1 $aAnimal 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78914-224-5 311 $a1-86189-767-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-176) and index. 327 $aIntroducing the otter -- Folklore, fables, tradition and the otter -- Commercial otter hunting -- Otter hunting for sport -- The literary otter -- The otter on screen -- Protecting the otter. 330 $aAlthough rarely seen in the wild, the otter is admired for its playful character and graceful aquatic agility, which were established in the popular imagination through books like Tarka the Otter and Ring of Bright Water. This, however, is just a very small part of their story-throughout history the otter has also been widely hunted for its fur and flesh. In Otter, human geographer Daniel Allen reveals how the animal's identity has been shaped by this variety of human interactions. As Allen explains, otters, while feared by some communities, were hun 410 0$aAnimal (Reaktion Books) 606 $aOtters 606 $aHuman-animal relationships 606 $aOtters$vFolklore 606 $aOtters$xConservation 606 $aHunting 606 $aFur 606 $aMammals in art 606 $aAnimals in literature 606 $aAnimals in motion pictures 606 $aAnimals and civilization 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aOtters. 615 0$aHuman-animal relationships. 615 0$aOtters 615 0$aOtters$xConservation. 615 0$aHunting. 615 0$aFur. 615 0$aMammals in art. 615 0$aAnimals in literature. 615 0$aAnimals in motion pictures. 615 0$aAnimals and civilization. 676 $a599.769 700 $aAllen$b Daniel$g(Daniel Nathan)$0861489 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461181603321 996 $aOtter$91922577 997 $aUNINA