Why is Mij’s species now known to the world as Maxwell’s otter?

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Mij belonged to a previously unknown species of otter found in Iraq. When scientists later identified and classified this species, it was named Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli, or Maxwell’s otter, in honour of Gavin Maxwell, who introduced it to the world through his writings.

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