How does he get the otter? Does he like it? Pick out the words that tell you this.
Why does he go to Basra? How long does he wait there, and why?
2. Imagine someone has gifted you a pet. With your partner’s help, make a list of the things you need to know about the pet in order to take good care of it. One has been done for you.
(i) The food it eats.
(ii) ______________
(iii) ___________________
(iv) _________________
(v) ________________
Why was the otter named as Maxwell’s otter?
Mijbil, the narrator's otter belonged to an unknown race of otters that was later christened by zoologists as Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli. As it Maxwell’s pet, it was named as Maxwell’s otter.
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