Samaki: The Story of an Otter in Africa: A True-to-Life Novel

By J.A. Davis

Hardcover with jacket. Dutton; 1st edition (1979) This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525196013
• ISBN13: 9780525196013
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Dutton
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent fact-based fiction, for adults or children.

Mr. Davis wrote a very touching account of the early life of a wild African Spot-Necked otter, based on the behavior of the species as he studied it in captivity over many years. Although written as fiction, the behaviors presented are very true to the actual animal, and only the specific details of Samaki's life and thoughts are really fictional. The text of some of the mating behavior described in the book may be unsuitable for smaller children, but it is very tasteful and not graphic, just explicit. The level of detail with which Mr. Davis described the behavior of Samaki and the other otters is truly astounding, and aside from being an enjoyable read, the book is about as educational as any non-fiction work written about otters.