| Description |
60 pages : color illustrations, 1 color map ; 31 cm. |
| Series |
Nature watch |
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Nature watch (New York, N.Y.)
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| Summary |
Offers an insight into the lives of whales and dolphins, our closest living relatives in the underwater world. |
| Contents |
Whale order- - Whales large and small -- Whale bones -- Whale bodies -- Staying alive -- Whale brains and senses -- Sounds and songs -- Feeding habits -- In for the kill -- Lunging for lunch -- Swimming -- Ready, get set, dive! -- Social life -- The mating game -- Bringing up baby -- Having fun -- Whales on display -- Where whales are found -- Migration -- High and dry -- Gray and right whales -- Rorquals -- Sperm and white whales -- Beaked, pilot and killer whales -- Oceanic dolphins -- Porpoises and river dolphins -- Fellow travelers -- Whale slaughter -- Whale conservation. |
| Subject |
Whales -- Juvenile literature.
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Dolphins -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Bright, Michael.
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Baker, Julian, 1956- Illustrator.
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Webb, David. Illustrator.
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| ISBN |
1859676111: $12.95 |
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