15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Otters help them fish
On the Harbaria River in Bangladesh’s Sunderbans, I came upon an unusual (to me) sight, a fishing method unknown to me, though I understand it’s been practiced for at least a couple of centuries. Otters wearing rope harnesses help fishers by chasing fish into the net.Harb
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 02.2017 |
Date Uploaded: | 04.2017 |
Photo Location: | Bangladesh |
Camera: | NIKON D80 |
Copyright: | © Dorothy Thompson |