Mijbil the otter

mijbil the otter

1. Mijbil the otter Gavin Maxwell

2. Gavin Maxwell(1914-1969) Scottish naturalist and author. Best known for his work with otters. His work Ring of Bright Water(1960) about how he brought an otter back from Iraq and raised it in Scotland. The otter was of a previously unknown sub-species which was subsequently named after Maxwell

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4. An annual dog licence . Annual vaccination Regular grooming and bathing Obedience training Feed a balanced diet Socialisation Exercise, affection and play

5. Otters Found in large marshes Near Basra, Iraq Carnivorous mammals

6. Iraq London Mostly marshes Large part of Iraq is desert The mountain areas near iran and turkey have cold winters. The snow melts it causes flood in central and southern Iraq Large population and busy city Multi storage building Temperate climate Snow is not very common in london

7. 1956 – travelled to Iraq

8. Discussed with his friend

9. Going to Basra

10. Friend received mail

11. Five days later Maxwell’s mail arrived

12. Two Arabs handed him a sack

13. “here is your otter…”

14. Otter emerged from the sack

15. Chocolate-brown mole

16. Named “ Mijbil ”

17. For first twenty four hours Mijbil was neither hostile nor friendly

18. Took him to bathroom

19. Mij’s favourite toys

20. Plays in the Bathtub

21. Spend most of his time in playing

22. He spent hours shuffling a rubber ball around the room like a four-footed soccer player and also threw the ball

23. Transporting Mij to England and to Camusfearna

24. Maxwell puts Mij into the box

25. Car driver tore through the streets of Basra like a ricocheting bullet

26. Airhostess was the very queen of her kind

27. Otter disappeared in the aircraft

28. Brought back to Maxwell, otter began to nuzzle his face and neck

29. Maxwell and his otter reach London where he has a flat.

30. Otter plays with a selection of toys

31. Mij develops certain compulsive habits

32. Londener could not recognize an otter

33. Random guccesses

34. Digging labourer “Here, Mister– what is that supposed to be”

35. Thank you