CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

MIJBIL THE OTTER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why were Otters known as Maxwell Otters?
A
They were found by Maxwell
B
They were found at a place called Maxwell
C
None of the above
D
It’s the spices name in Science
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The narrator’s otter, Mijbil, belongs to an unknown otter breed that was later christened Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli by zoologists. It was dubbed Maxwell’s Otter, since it was Maxwell’s horse.

Detailed explanation-2: -The otter was named by zoologists as Lutrogale Perspicillata maxwelli. Hence, it was called ‘Maxwell’s otter’ in short. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -Maxwell’s otter He took the otter, called Mijbil, to the London Zoological Society, where it was decided that this was a previously unknown subspecies of smooth-coated otter. It was therefore named Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli (or, colloquially, “Maxwell’s otter") after him.

Detailed explanation-4: -The otter was of a race previously unknown to science and was at length named by zoologists Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli or Maxwell’s otter.

Detailed explanation-5: -Maxwell and the otter Mijbil shared a lovely relationship. Maxwell treated Mij like his own son. He took very good care of him. He gave him many toys including marbles, rubber bands, rubber fruits and a terrapin shell to play with.

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