When Simon Cooper bought an abandoned water
mill that straddles a small chalk-stream in southern England, little did
he know that he would come to share the mill with a family of wild
otters. Yet move in they did, allowing him to begin to observe them,
soon immersing himself in their daily routines and movements. He
developed an extraordinary close relationship with the family, which in
turn gave him a unique insight into the life of these fascinating
creatures.
Cooper interweaves the personal story of
the female otter, Kuschta, with the natural history of the otter in the
British Isles, only recently brought back from the brink of extinction
through tireless conservation efforts. Following in the footsteps of
Henry Williamson's classic 1920s tale Tarka the Otter, readers are taken
on a journey through the calendar year, learning the most intimate
detail of this most beautiful of British mammals. Cooper brings these
beloved animals to life in all their wondrous complexity, revealing the
previously hidden secrets of their lives in this beautifully told tale
of the otter. Shortlisted for THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2017 The best popular
account of the lives of otters written so far' Richard Shelton, Times
Literary Supplement.
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- 288 pages
The Otters' Tale - Simon Cooper
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