This mesmerising book describes her year-long quest across Britain, from Devon toScotland, Cumbria to Wales, through seductive wild places and changing seasons, for aglimpse of otters and to meet people who dedicate their lives to them.
这是一本让人爱不释手的书,描述了她在英国长达一年的搜寻水獭之旅,从德文郡到苏格兰,再从坎布里亚到威尔士,穿过魅人的原野,亲历季节变迁,就为一睹水獭容颜和遇到致力于水獭研究的人们。
The otter was one of the earliest carnivores. Its ancestral genus Mionictis, first roamed theEarth around 30m years ago. Thirteen species now thrive around the globe, barringAustralia and Antarctica, but it is Lutra lutra, the European otter and Britain s only species,that is the object of Ms Darlington s passion.
水獭是最早出现的肉食动物之一,它的始祖是中新鼬獭,早在3千万年以前,便开始游走于地球。现在的水獭共有13个品种,布满全球各地,除澳大利亚和南极洲。然而达林顿女士钟爱的只有欧亚水獭,它也是英国唯一的品种。
Otters have long fascinated man. Their nocturnal habits mean they are rarely seenottersgive so little of themselves it s hard to know them, Ms Darlington writes. Their sublimelysecretive nature makes them a muse to poets and a mystery to scientists, who still havemuch to learn about these aquatic mammals. Their mischievous appearance belies theirstatus as one of Britain s top predators.
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