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The Giant Otter - Giants of the Amazon (Hardcover)
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The Giant Otter - Giants of the Amazon (Hardcover)
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The aptly named giant otter is exceptionally well adapted to life
in rivers, lakes and wetlands in tropical South America. Known in
Spanish as lobo del rio or 'river wolf', it can be as long as a
human is tall, and is the most social of the world's thirteen otter
species. Each individual is identifiable from birth by its pale
throat pattern, as unique as your fingerprint. Giant otters are top
carnivores of the Amazon rainforest and have little to fear...
except man. There are many reasons why scientists and tourists
alike are fascinated by this charismatic species. Spend a day in
the life of a close-knit giant otter family and you'll realise why.
Learn about their diet and hunting techniques, marking and denning
behaviour, and breeding and cub-rearing strategies, including
shared care of the youngest members. Become familiar with the
complex life histories of individual otters over their 15-year
lifespans. And accompany a young disperser during the trials and
tribulations of a year spent looking for a mate and a home of its
own. Although giant otters have few natural enemies, they became
the target of the international pelt trade in the 1940s, and by the
early 1970s had been hunted to the brink of extinction. Today,
illegal hunting is a minor hazard. So why is the giant otter still
endangered? Find out about current threats to the species and
discover how a variety of conservation actions are benefiting the
otters over the last decades. Then be a part of the solution by
acting on the steps we can all take to help further giant otter
conservation.
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