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According to Ed Thorgerson, the narrator, there are at present only 5,000 otters in the U. S. and the number is rapidly diminishing, creating the fear that the animal may become extinct. I know nothing at all of the habits and characteristics of the animal but anyone observing the intelligence, grace and friendly charm of the otter as demonstrated in the "short" cannot fail to be impressed with its possibilities and desirability as a pet. May I therefore suggest that anyone interested in the preservation of wild animal life seriously consider the merits of the otter...
Grinding the camera mounted in his airplane, bespectacled Explorer Andre Roosevelt, distant cousin of the U. S. President, zoomed the cone of Ecuador's extinct, hitherto unphotographed 20,700-ft. volcano Chimborazo...
...State of Victoria has provided a sanctuary for the koala on Phillip Island in Great Western Bay near the most southeasterly tip of the continent. Although almost extinct on the mainland the "bears" have done very well in their island home and lately have become so numerous that it has been necessary to remove many of them to adjacent spots...
...rare items which might be called for only once in a decade. Turnover in some lines is extremely slow. Not long ago the company sold a crane skeleton which it had had for 50 years and which still bore a label written by William Hornaday. A skeleton of the extinct passenger pigeon, bought for $1, was sold for $75-but someone figured out that a cash dollar deposited at compound interest at the time of purchase would have yielded a higher return...
...bush, slaughtered koalas by tens of thousands, shipped their hides off to the U. S. to be made into cheap fur coats or women's bags, belts and shoes. After a time Australia declared a permanent closed season on koalas, but by then the little beast was almost extinct...