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Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Wild animals > Aquatic creatures
Who hasn't fantasized about the unique thrill of working among
charismatic and clever dolphins in the wild? Now we no longer have
to rely solely on our imaginations . With Dolphin Confidential,
Maddalena Bearzi invites all of us shore-bound dreamers to join her
and travel alongside the dolphins. In this fascinating account, she
takes us inside the world of a marine scientist and offers a
firsthand understanding of marine mammal behavior, as well as the
frustrations, delights, and creativity that make up dolphin
research. In this intimate narrative, Bearzi recounts her
experiences at sea, tracing her own evolution as a woman and a
scientist from her earliest travails to her transformation into an
advocate for conservation and dolphin protection. These compelling,
in-depth descriptions of her fieldwork also present a captivating
look into dolphin social behavior and intelligence. The central
part of the book is devoted to the metropolitan bottlenose dolphins
of California, as Bearzi draws on her extensive experience to offer
insights into the daily lives of these creatures as well as the
difficulties involved in collecting the data that transforms
hunches into hypotheses and eventually scientific facts. The book
closes by addressing the critical environmental and conservation
problems facing these magnificent, socially complex, highly
intelligent, and emotional beings. An honest, down-to-earth
analysis of what it means to be a marine biologist in the field
today, Dolphin Confidential offers an entertaining, refreshingly
candid, and always informative description of life among the
dolphins.
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Fish
(Paperback)
Allen Paul
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R255
Discovery Miles 2 550
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Sea Fever
(Paperback)
Dale Franzen; Illustrated by Don Franzen
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R477
Discovery Miles 4 770
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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'Everyone who loves the sea and what's in it should own this book.'
Bill Bryson From the blue whale to the Indo-Pacific finless
porpoise, this handbook is the most comprehensive, authoritative
and up-to-date reference to each of the world's 90 species of
cetaceans. With more than 1,000 meticulous and specially
commissioned illustrations - complete with flukes, blows and dive
sequences - it includes detailed annotations pointing out
significant field marks, as well as extensive distribution and
migration maps. Many of the world's most respected whale biologists
have collaborated on the text, helping to provide the ultimate
guide to the identification, distribution, behaviour, life history
and conservation of every species and subspecies of whale, dolphin
and porpoise. This is an indispensable resource for anyone
interested in these truly spectacular animals.
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