Why was the otter named "Maxwell's Otter"?
Answer – The otter was named 'Maxwell's otter' because it belonged to a previously unrecorded subspecies that zoologists named Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli after Maxwell.
Answer – The otter was named 'Maxwell's otter' because it belonged to a previously unrecorded subspecies that zoologists named Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli after Maxwell.
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