Handbook of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises

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Beschreibung

'Everyone who loves the sea and what's in it should own this book.' - Bill Bryson

From the blue whale to the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise, this handbook is the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date reference to each of the world's 90 species of cetaceans.

With more than 1,000 meticulous and specially commissioned illustrations - complete with flukes, blows and dive sequences - it includes detailed annotations pointing out significant field marks, as well as extensive distribution and migration maps.

Many of the world's most respected whale biologists have collaborated on the text, helping to provide the ultimate guide to the identification, distribution, behaviour, life history and conservation of every species and subspecies of whale, dolphin and porpoise.

This is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in these truly spectacular animals.

Über den Autor

Mark Carwardine is a zoologist and an award-winning writer, a TV and radio presenter, a bestselling author of more than 50 books, a BBC Wildlife magazine columnist, a widely published photographer and an outspoken environmentalist. He presented BBC Radio 4's weekly programme, Nature, for many years and is best known for his Last Chance to See books, radio series and TV series with Douglas Adams and Stephen Fry. He was Chair of the Judging Panel of the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition for seven years and was selected as one of 'The World's 40 Most Influential Nature Photographers' in the US's Outdoor Photography magazine. He is currently presenting and producing the BBC Wildlife Photography Masterclass on YouTube and runs wildlife photography holidays and workshops all over the world.

Zusammenfassung

Includes unique identification material, such as dive profiles and typical spout shapes, along with illustrations and photography chosen to help you get the most from any whale-watching trip

Inhaltsverzeichnis

How to use this book
The challenges of identification
Introduction to the 14 cetacean families
Information for working at sea
Cetacean topography
Barnacles to whale lice

Quick ID Guides
Bow-riding dolphins and porpoises
Identifying whales by their flukes
Identifying whales by their blows
North Atlantic Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
North Pacific Ocean
South Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean

Right and bowhead whales (family Balaenidae)
Pygmy right whale (family Neobalaeidae)
Grey whale (family Eschrichtiidae)
Rorquals (family Balaenopteridae)
Sperm whales (families Physeteridae, Kogiidae)
Narwhal and beluga (family Monodontidae)
Beaked whales (family Ziphiidae)
Blackfish (family Dolphinidae)
Shorter-beaked oceanic dolphins (family Delphinidae)
Longer-beaked oceanic dolphines (family Delphinidae)
River dolphins (families Platanistidae, Iniidae, Pontoporiidae, Lipotidae)
Porpoises (family Phocoenidae)

Caring for whales, dolphins and porpoises
Glossary
Species checklist
Conversion units
Sources and resources
Artists' biographies
Acknowledgements
Image credits

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Genre:	Importe
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Hobby & Freizeit
Thema:	Tiere/Jagen/Angeln
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9781472908148
ISBN-10:	1472908147
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Carwardine, Mark
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	240 x 163 x 35 mm
Von/Mit:	Mark Carwardine
Erscheinungsdatum:	28.11.2019
Gewicht:	1,417 kg