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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.522
EAN: 9780896584471
ISBN: 089658447X
Label: Voyageur Press
Manufacturer: Voyageur Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 72
Publication Date: December 05, 1999
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Studio: Voyageur Press
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Known to whalers as the "devil fish" because of the ferocity with which it resisted capture, the gray whale is an unusual animal in many ways. Alone in its taxonomic family, it's different from other baleen whales in its appearance and in some of its habits. With a dorsal hump rather than a fin, a large gray may also carry a load of up to half a ton of crustacean hitchhikers on its skin.
In Gray Whales, Jim Darling describes the social organization and behavior, life history, distribution, and movement of this coastal species. He considers why gray whales may have disappeared from the North Atlantic and examines the remaining threats to what has been one of the great success stories of conservation. For marine wildlife fans, whale watching tour groups, & Inuit hunters.
Also recommended: Whales of the World, Dolphins of the World, Sharks and Rays of the World, Sea Turtles, Seals & Sea Lions, Alligators & Crocodiles, Porpoises, Blue Whales, Humpback Whales, Sperm Whales. Beluga Whales, Sharks.
Discover the world's animals in the WorldLife Library from Voyageur Press. This highly acclaimed series brings you the latest research from leading naturalists, along with stunning color photographs of your favorite animals.
Jim Darling, Ph.D., is a biologist who works for the West Coast Whale Research Foundation in British Columbia. His field work on gray, humpback, and killer whales and basking sharks has taken him all around the Pacific Rim and Hawaii. This is his third book on whales. He has also written many journal and magazine articles on the subject.
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