Do you know what an otter eats? Could you identify its footprint? Do you know what its den looks like? Follow the otter's life cycle, from the first few hours of a new-born cub to finding a mate. Look inside to discover the exciting world of otters and find out about the threats facing them today.

 

This book is part of a book series called British Animals .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Hachette Children's Group .

Michael Leach is a natural history author, photographer and television cameraman specialising in mammals, both common and rare. He has written over 24 wildlife books and has filmed natural history programmes for a number of television companies, including the BBC. In the past few years he has studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda, orangutans in Borneo and otters in Britain.

This book has the following chapters: Meet the otter The weasel family Birth and growing up Habitat Food Finding a mate Threats Otter life cycle Otter clues Glossary Finding out more Index