| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
vi, 311 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-311). |
| Contents |
Introduction: Man bites shark -- Searching for Mary Lee -- Makos, the F-35 of sharks -- The mysterious case of the hammerhead -- Sharks as social animals -- The quest for the tiger shark -- The shark attack files -- The sex lives of sharks -- Bearing witness -- Human trafficking at sea -- Water, water everywhere and not a tiger in sight -- The high seas -- Shark warriors -- Shark alley -- Save the shark. |
| Summary |
From the Jaws blockbusters to Shark Week, we are conditioned to see sharks as terrifying cold-blooded underwater predators. McKeever shows that sharks are evolutionary marvels essential to maintaining a balanced ecosystem. We can learn much from sharks, he argues, and our knowledge about them continues to grow. Here he examines four species: Mako, Tiger, Hammerhead, and Great White. He goes back through time to probe the shark's pre-historic secrets, and takes us on a pulse-pounding tour around the world to see sharks up close in their natural habitat. -- adapted from jacket |
| Subject |
Sharks.
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Sharks -- Behavior.
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Sharks -- Conservation.
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Marine ecosystem health.
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Sharks. (OCoLC)fst01115299
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Sharks -- Behavior.
(OCoLC)fst01115301
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| Added Title |
Sharks : the ocean's most mysterious, most misunderstood, and most important guardians |
| ISBN |
9780062880321 (hardcover) |
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0062880322 (hardcover) |
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