From en.wikipedia.org:
[Otter dung] [wiktionary] SPRAINT is the dung of the otter.[1] Spraints are
typically identified by smell and are known for their distinct odors, the
smell of which has been described as ranging from freshly mown hay to
putrefied fish.[2] The Eurasian otter's spraints are black and slimy, [3-10]
long and deposited in groups of up to four in prominent locations near water.
They contain scales, shells and bones of water creatures.[3] Because of the
decline of otters in Britain, several surveys have been made to record the
distribution of the animal, usually by recording the presence of spraint. [4]
** References
References:
[1]. [url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gCkwEDBPg6UC&pg=PA69 ]
[2]. [url=http://www.ottersite.btinternet.co.uk/spraints.htm]
[3]. [vauthors=Brown, RW, Lawrence, MJ, Pope, J]
[4]. [title= The Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) ]
** Further reading
- [title=Otters: ecology, behaviour, and conservation]
- [title=Otters: Ecology and Conservation]
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