Field Guide to Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
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Practical and portable, this is the ultimate field guide to the world's cetaceansThis outstanding field guide to whales, dolphins and porpoises is the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date guide to these popular mammals. With more than 500 accurate illustrations – complete with detailed annotations pointing out the most significant field marks – Field Guide to Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises covers all 93 species and every subspecies in the world.
Many of the world's most respected whale biologists have collaborated on the concise text, which is packed with helpful identification tips from cetacean expert Mark Carwardine. Mark's informative text is accompanied by up-to-date distribution maps for each species. Beautifully designed to ensure critical information is quickly accessible, this is an indispensable resource that every whale-watcher will want to take with them out to sea.
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- Bloomsbury UK
- 9781472969965
- 9781472969972
- ePub
- 1
- Mark Carwardine
- English
- 2022-05-26
- 100
- 2
- 2
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- How to use this book
- The challenges of identification
- Cetacean topography
- Quick ID guides
- Bow-riding dolphins and porpoises
- Identifying whales by their flukes
- Identifying whales by their blows
- Identifying male beaked whales by their lower jaws
- Cetaceans of the North Atlantic Ocean
- Cetaceans of the South Atlantic Ocean
- Cetaceans of the North Pacific Ocean
- Cetaceans of the South Pacific Ocean
- Cetaceans of the Indian Ocean
- Cetaceans of the Arctic Ocean
- Cetaceans of the Southern Ocean
- Right and bowhead whales (family Balaenidae)
- Pygmy right whale (family Neobalaenidae)
- Grey whale (family Eschrichtiidae)
- Rorquals (family Balaenopteridae)
- Sperm whales (families Physeteridae, Kogiidae)
- Narwhal and beluga (family Monodontidae)
- Beaked whales (family Ziphiidae)
- Blackfish (family Delphinidae)
- Shorter-beaked oceanic dolphins (family Delphinidae)
- Longer-beaked oceanic dolphins (family Delphinidae)
- River dolphins (families Platanistidae, Iniidae, Pontoporiidae, Lipotidae)
- Porpoises (family Phocoenidae)
- Caring for whales, dolphins and porpoises
- Glossary
- Species checklist
- Sources and resources
- Artists’ biographies
- Image credits
- Acknowledgements
- eCopyright