1851. When therefore the otter is taken youttg, we are warranted in asserting it may be tamed and rendered a very useful and obedient servant, particularly in the catching of fish. Aldrovandus, from Albertus Magma,assures us that otters were very commonly kept for that purpose in his time; and he also tells us that at a signal from the cook an otter would immediately set out, catch fish, and bring it home that it might be dressed. Taking fish by means of tame otters is likewise noticed by Vaniere, in the Pradium Rusticum. Buffon also, who had long been sceptical on this subject, became convinc