First Flight (Prose): Mijbil the Otter · Class 10 · CBSE English
What species of otter was Mijbil, and where did Gavin Maxwell obtain him from?
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What species of otter was Mijbil, and where did Gavin Maxwell obtain him from?
- A.Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli, from the Tigris marshesCorrect answer
- B.Lutra lutra, from the banks of the Euphrates river
- C.Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli, from a pet shop in London
- D.A newly discovered subspecies, from an animal sanctuary in Basra
Solution
Mijbil belonged to a previously unclassified race of otters later named Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli, and Maxwell obtained him from the marshes along the Tigris in Iraq.
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