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Sperm Whales (Paperback, New)
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Sperm Whales (Paperback, New)
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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.
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