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Author : Spencer Wilkie Tinker
Publisher : Brill Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780935848472
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (484 download)
Download or read book Whales of the World written by Spencer Wilkie Tinker and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kevin J. Holmes
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 9780736880732
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Whales written by Kevin J. Holmes and published by Capstone. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an introduction to the whale, covering its physical characteristics, habits, prey, and relationship to humans.
Author : Kath Buffington
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780439518857
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (188 download)
Download or read book Learn All About: Whales written by Kath Buffington and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes information and activities to interest students in whales.
Author : Hal Whitehead
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226895181
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)
Download or read book Sperm Whales written by Hal Whitehead and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2003-08-15 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famed in story as "the great leviathans," sperm whales are truly creatures of extremes. Giants among all whales, they also have the largest brains of any creature on Earth. Males can reach a length of sixty-two feet and can weigh upwards of fifty tons. With this book, Hal Whitehead gives us a clearer picture of the ecology and social life of sperm whales than we have ever had before. Based on almost two decades of field research, Whitehead describes their biology, behavior, and habitat; how they organize their societies; and how their complex lifestyles may have evolved in this unique environment. Among the many fascinating topics he explores is the crucial role that culture plays in the life of the sperm whale, and he traces the consequences of this argument for both evolution and conservation. Finally, drawing on these findings, Whitehead builds a general model of how the ocean environment influences social behavior and cultural evolution among mammals as well as other animals. The definitive portrait of a provocative creature, Sperm Whales will interest animal behaviorists, conservationists, ecologists, and evolutionary biologists as well as marine mammalogists.
Author : iMinds
Publisher : iMinds Pty Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1921761571
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (217 download)
Download or read book Whales written by iMinds and published by iMinds Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2009 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about Whales with iMindsJNR audio learning series for younger minds. Whales may seem like the biggest fish in the ocean, but they're actually not fish at all. Whales and dolphins are actually mammals, just like us! In fact, we're more similar than you might think. Scientists believe that millions of years ago, whales lived on land and spent most of their time fishing in shallow water.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Conservation of Wild Life Resources
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Whales written by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Conservation of Wild Life Resources and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jan-Olaf Meynecke
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832542441
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)
Download or read book Whales and climate written by Jan-Olaf Meynecke and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-01-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Whales of the Gulf of Maine written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alekseĭ Vladimirovich I︠A︡blokov
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Whales and Dolphins written by Alekseĭ Vladimirovich I︠A︡blokov and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robin W. Baird
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824865936
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)
Download or read book The Lives of Hawai‘i’s Dolphins and Whales written by Robin W. Baird and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ocean currents, winds, and rainfall all work together to create a marine oasis around the Hawaiian Islands, providing a home for many species of dolphins and whales normally found in the deep oceans of the world. The Lives of Hawai`i’s Dolphins and Whales opens a window into the world of these mysterious creatures with stories and observations from author Robin W. Baird’s work over the last seventeen years. The book includes exceptional full-color photographs of each species, life history descriptions, conservation threats, and maps showing sighting locations and movements of tagged individuals among the islands and offshore. While the well-known resident spinner dolphins and visiting humpback whales are covered, the ten species of lesser-known open-ocean dolphins and whales that are resident to the marine slopes of the islands are highlighted as well. Among these are endangered false killer whales, deep-diving Cuvier’s and Blainville’s beaked whales, abundant spotted dolphins, coastal bottlenose dolphins, cryptic dwarf sperm whales, family units of short-finned pilot whales, and social melon-headed whales. Baird also describes thirteen species of dolphins and whales that are found in offshore waters or are seasonal or occasional visitors to Hawaiian waters, including killer whales, the iconic sperm whale, and even blue whales and North Pacific right whales. More is known about the social organization and natural history of many of these marine mammals in Hawai`i than anywhere else in the world. For all of the species discussed, Baird presents data obtained from long-term photo-identification studies, with distinctive individuals tracked through time and space; for many of them, he includes findings from studies using genetics and satellite tagging. He also provides information on predators and prey, social organization, diving, and night-time behavior, along with suggestions on how to tell some of the more difficult to identify species apart. The book closes by focusing on conservation issues, both success stories and challenges, engaging readers to consider ways to protect Hawai`i’s unique assemblage of resident dolphins and whales.
Download or read book Workshop Report on Management Needs to Minimize Vessel Collisions with Whales in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and Other National Marine Sanctuaries, September 3-5, 2003 written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Museum Tusculanum Press
ISBN 13 : 9788763512268
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Studies of White Whales (Delphinapterus Leucas) and Narwhals (Monodon Monoceros) in Greenland and Adjacent Waters written by and published by Museum Tusculanum Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hal Whitehead
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022618742X
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)
Download or read book The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins written by Hal Whitehead and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An astonishing, unconstrained exploration of the nature and practice of cetacean culture . . . a revolutionary book.” —Philip Hoare, author of The Whale In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea sponges by the dolphins of Shark Bay, Australia, to protect their beaks while foraging for fish, we find clear examples of the transmission of information among cetaceans. Just as human cultures pass on languages and turns of phrase, tastes in food (and in how it is acquired), and modes of dress, could whales and dolphins have developed a culture of their very own? Unequivocally: yes. In The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins, cetacean biologists Hal Whitehead, who has spent much of his life on the ocean trying to understand whales, and Luke Rendell, whose research focuses on the evolution of social learning, open an astounding porthole onto the fascinating culture beneath the waves. As Whitehead and Rendell show, cetacean culture and its transmission are shaped by a blend of adaptations, innate sociality, and the unique environment in which whales and dolphins live. Drawing on their own research as well as a scientific literature as immense as the sea—including evolutionary biology, animal behavior, ecology, anthropology, psychology, and neuroscience—Whitehead and Rendell dive into realms both humbling and enlightening as they seek to define what cetacean culture is, why it exists, and what it means for the future of whales and dolphins. And, ultimately, what it means for our future, as well.
Author : Stephen D. Treacy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Aerial Surveys of Endangered Whales in the Beaufort Sea, Fall 1995 written by Stephen D. Treacy and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steve Parker
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 1482432129
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (824 download)
Download or read book Whales and Dolphins written by Steve Parker and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whales and dolphins are part of a group of marine mammals called cetaceans. Many species within this group are truly amazing, thanks to their sheer size, surprising intelligence, or bizarre adaptations. Readers of this in-depth volume will learn about these topics and more, including why narwhals fence with their tusks and the role of echolocation in cetacean sea life. Other notable issues including conservation are also included among the 100 essential facts in this enjoyable book, filled with fun photographs, illustrations, diagrams, activities, and quizzes.
Author : Stephen D. Treacy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Aerial Surveys of Endangered Whales in the Beaufort Sea, Fall 1997 written by Stephen D. Treacy and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ed Couzens
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135119651
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)
Download or read book Whales and Elephants in International Conservation Law and Politics written by Ed Couzens and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whales and elephants are iconic giants of the marine and terrestrial animal world. Both are conspicuous representatives of wildlife conservation. The issues of whaling and the ivory trade are closely linked, both legally and politically, in many ways; some obvious, and some surprising. The treatment of both whales and elephants will be politically and legally contentious for years to come, and is of great significance to conservation in general. This book examines the current state of international environmental law and wildlife conservation through a comparative analysis of the treatment of whales and elephants. In particular, it describes the separate histories of international governance of both whales and elephants, presenting the various treaties through which conservation has been implemented. It is shown that international environmental law is influenced and shaped by important political actors – many with opposing views on how best conservation, and sustainable development, principles are to be implemented. Modern environmental treaties are changing as weaknesses and loopholes are exposed in older, and possibly outdated, treaties such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW). Such weaknesses can be seen in the efforts made by some states to circumvent or weaken CITES and the International Whaling Commission and to resume commercial whaling, and further in the efforts of countries to resume trade in ivory. The argument is made that the Convention on Biological Diversity could be used to begin reconciling opposed views and to focus conservation efforts. The argument is made that effective conservation of species cannot be achieved through individual treaties, but only through a synergistic approach involving multilateral environmental agreements – 'ecosystems of legal instruments'.
