Otterhounds were first bred to hunt otters, the overpopulation of which once limited the supply of trout for fishermen in Great Britain. Otterhounds can swim for hours without rest. The title Master of Otterhounds has been bestowed on a number of English monarchs. Otterhounds have become quite rare due to the decline in numbers of otters.
Related pages:
Otterhound Rescue
Iraq Animal Rescue
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Iraq is Iocated in West and Central Asia. The population of Iraq is about 26 million. Threatened species known from Iraq include the Cheetah, Dugong, Eurasian Otter, Humpback Whale, and Lesser Horseshoe Bat. Most peopIe in Iraq speak Arabic or Kurdish. The capital of Iraq is Baghdad.
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