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Guide to marine mammals of the world / by Folkens, Pieter A.; Reeves, Randall R.; National Audubon Society.;
Includes index.What is a marine mammal? -- Range and habitat -- Behavior -- Reproduction -- Food and foraging -- Status and conservation -- Watching marine mammals -- Organization of the guide -- Polar bear -- Otters -- Eared seals -- Walrus -- True seals -- Baleen whales -- Sperm whales -- Beaked whales -- River dolphins -- Beluga and Narwhal -- Ocean dolphins -- Porpoises -- Dugong -- Manatees.Covers 120 species of whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, and sea lions. Information about each species covers every aspect of the animal's anatomy, life cycle, and behavior. The guide delineates evolution, worldwide population, migratory routes, and habitats, and describes feeding habits, vocalizations, social organization, surface behavior, and threats to and chances for survival. The text for each animal is accompanied by up to three richly detailed full-color paintings by marine artist Pieter Folkens, full-color photographs illustrating typical behavior, and a map indicating the species' range and migration. Additional maps give water temperatures, ocean currents, and ocean floor geography. "Watching" guidelines include identification techniques, where and when to go, and how to deal with a stranded animal.
Subjects: Marine mammals.; Marine mammals;
© 2002., A.A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House,
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Death at SeaWorld : Shamu and the dark side of killer whales in captivity / by Kirby, David,1960-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-451) and index.Pt. 1. Blackfish : Marine biologist ; Trainer ; Capture ; Santa Cruz ; Johnstone Strait ; Hotdogging ; Residents vs. transients ; OrcaLab ; Happy talk ; Mama's boys ; Breakfast at SeaWorld ; Whale for sale ; Dissertation -- Pt. 2. Dark side : Arrival ; Humane Society ; Backstage doubts ; Blood in the water ; The case against ; Free Willy ; Protection ; Kiss of death ; Catch and release ; Tilly's Willy ; Better days ; The Salish Sea ; The strange case of Daniel Dukes ; Transatlantic ties ; Abnormal activities ; Ken and Kasatka ; Tenerife ; Death at SeaWorld -- Pt. 3. After Dawn : Wake ; Battle stations ; Oversight ; Citation ; Superpod.A scientific thriller that exposes the dark side of America's most beloved marine mammal park. It centers on the battle with the multimillion-dollar marine park industry over the controversial and even lethal ramifications of keeping killer whales in captivity. Following the story of marine biologist and animal advocate at the Humane Society of the United States, Naomi Rose, the author tells the story of the two-decade fight against public relations-savvy SeaWorld, which came to a head with the tragic death of trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010. The author puts that horrific attack in context: Brancheau's death was only the most publicized among several brutal attacks at marine mammal theme parks. This book introduces real people taking part in this debate, from former trainers turned animal rights activists to the men and women that champion SeaWorld and the captivity of whales. As the story progresses and orca attacks on trainers become increasingly violent, the warnings of scientists fall on deaf ears, only to be realized with the death of Dawn Brancheau. Finally the book covers the media backlash, the eyewitnesses who come forward to challenge SeaWorld's glossy image, and the groundbreaking OSHA case that challenges the very idea of keeping killer whales in captivity.
Subjects: Killer whale; Captive marine mammals; Killer whale; Animal attacks; Brancheau, Dawn, 1969-2010; Sea World.; Aquatic animal welfare; Rose, Naomi A.; Marine biologists; Humane Society of the United States.;
© 2012., St. Martin's Press,
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Whales, dolphins, and porpoises / by Carwardine, Mark.; Camm, Martin,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 255) and index.Offers advice on observing and identifying these marine mammals, and describes characteristics, behavior, and range for a variety of species.pt. 1. Introduction. Author's introduction -- How this book works -- What is a cetacean? -- Anatomy of a cetacean -- Cetacean behavior -- How cetaceans are studied -- Conservation -- Stranding -- Where to watch cetaceans -- How to watch cetaceans -- Identifying cetaceans -- Identification key -- pt. 2. Families and species. Right and gray whales -- Rorqual whales -- Sperm whales -- Narwhal and beluga -- Beaked whales -- Blackfish -- Oceanic dolphins with prominent beaks -- Oceanic dolphins without prominent beaks -- River dolphins -- Porpoises.
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Cetacea.; Cetacea; Cetacea;
© 2002., Dorling Kindersley,
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The life cycle of a whale / by Kalman, Bobbie.; Thal, Karuna.;
What is a whale? -- Magnificent Humpback -- What is a life cycle? -- Great migrations -- Calf is born -- Nursing and growing -- Close to mom -- Growing calf -- Its first long trip -- To the breeding grounds -- Competing to mate -- Songs they sing -- Dangers to whales -- For the love of whales -- Glossary and index.Describes the physical characteristics, eating habits, behavior, and migration patterns of humpback whales, large marine mammals that are now an endangered species.
Subjects: Humpback whale; Humpback whale.; Whales.; Endangered species.; Baleine aÌ bosse; Baleines;
© c2002., Crabtree Pub. Co.,
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Endangered species : protecting biodiversity / by Evans, Kim Masters.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-184) and index.Extinction and endangered species -- The endangered species act -- Marine mammals -- Fish -- Clams, snails, crustaceans, and corals -- Amphibians and reptiles -- Terrestrial mammals -- Birds -- Insects and spiders -- Plants.Discusses what has been done to protect endangered species in the United States and around the world, and examines the debate over what future actions are warranted.
Subjects: Endangered species.; Endangered species; Extinction (Biology); Wildlife conservation.; Wildlife conservation; Nature conservation.;
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The marine world : a natural history of ocean life / by Dipper, Frances,1951-; Dando, Marc,illustrator.;
"For everyone with an interest in the ocean, such as marine biologists, students, naturalists, and divers. Encompasses organisms that live in, on, and around the ocean. Includes color illustrations, line drawings, and over 1,500 color photographs, and information on identification, distribution, structure, biology, ecology, classification, and conservation"--Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I: The Physical Ocean -- Ocean Research -- The Marine Environment -- Part II: The Living Ocean -- Environments and Ecosystems -- Part III: Marine Life -- Ocean Life -- Bacteria and Archaea -- Marine Plants and Chromists -- Marine Fungi -- Protozoa -- Microanimals -- Sponges -- Cnidarians -- Annelid Worms -- Other Worms -- Molluscs -- Brachiopods -- Arthropods -- Bryozoans -- Echinoderms -- Hemichordates -- Chordates -- Marine Fishes -- Marine Reptiles -- Marine Mammals -- Marine Birds -- Interrelationships -- Marine Protected Areas.With color illustrations, line drawings, more than 1,500 color photographs, and clear, accessible text, this book encompasses all those organisms that live in, on, and around the ocean, bringing together in a single text everything from the minuscule to the immense. [From publisher's description].
Subjects: Marine ecology.; Marine sciences.; Oceanography.;
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The story of life in 25 fossils : tales of intrepid fossil hunters and the wonders of evolution / by Prothero, Donald R.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Every fossil tells a story. Prothero recounts the adventures behind the discovery of twenty-five famous, beautifully preserved fossils and explains their significance within the larger fossil record, creating a riveting history of life on our planet.Planet of the scum. The first fossils ; Cryptozoon -- Garden of Ediacara. The first multicellular life ; Charnia -- "Little shellies." The first shells ; Cloudina -- Oh, give me a home, when the trilobites roamed. The first large shelled animals ; Olenellus -- Is it a worm or an arthropod? The origin of arthropods ; Hallucigenia -- Is it a worm or a mollusc? The origin of molluscs ; Pilina -- Growing from the sea. The origin of land plants ; Cooksonia -- A fishy tale. The origin of vertebrates ; Haikouichthys -- Mega-jaws. The largest fish ; Carcharocles -- Fish out of water. The origin of amphibians ; Tiktaalik -- "Frogamander." The origin of frogs ; Gerobatrachus -- Turtle on the half-shell. The origin of turtles ; Odontochelys -- Walking serpents. The origin of snakes ; Haasiophis -- King of the fish-lizards. The largest marine reptile ; Shonisaurus -- Terror of the seas. The largest sea monster ; Kronosaurus -- Monster flesh-eater. The largest predator ; Giganotosaurus -- Land of the giants. The largest land animal ; Argentinosaurus -- A feather in stone. The first bird ; Archaeopteryx -- Not quite a mammal. The origin of mammals ; Thrinaxodon -- Walking into the water. The origin of whales ; Ambulocetus -- Walking manatees. The origin of sirenians ; Pezosiren -- Dawn horses. The origin of horses ; Eohippus -- Rhinoceros giants. The largest land mammal ; Paraceratherium -- The ape's reflection? The oldest human fossil ; Sahelanthropus -- Lucy in the sky with diamonds. The oldest human skeleton ; Australopithecus afarensis -- Appendix. The best natural history museums.
Subjects: Fossils.; Paleontology.; Life; Evolution (Biology);
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In the shadow of man / by Goodall, Jane,1934-; Lawick, Hugo van,1937-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-287) and index.Beginnings -- Early days -- First observations -- Camp life -- The rains -- The chimps come to camp -- Flo's sex life -- The feeding station -- Flo and her family -- The hierarchy -- The growth of the research center -- The infant -- The child -- The adolescent -- Adult relationships -- Baboons and predation -- Death -- Mother and child -- In the shadow of man -- Man's inhumanity -- Family postscript.
Subjects: Chimpanzees; Mammals;
© 2010., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
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Cowen's history of life / [electronic resource]. by Benton, Michael J.;
A newly revised and fully updated edition of the market-leading introduction to paleontology Designed for students and anyone else with an interest in the history of life on our planet, the new edition of this classic text describes the biological evolution of Earth’s organisms, and reconstructs their adaptations and the ecology and environments in which they functioned. Cowen's History of Life, 6th Edition includes major updates, including substantial rewrites to chapters on the origins of eukaryotes, the Cambrian explosion, the terrestrialization of plants and animals, the Triassic recovery of life, the origin of birds, the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, and human evolution. It also features new chapters on plants, soils and transformation of the land; the Mesozoic marine revolution; and the evolution of oceans and climates. Beginning with the origin of the Earth and the earliest life on earth, the book goes on to offer insightful contributions covering: the evolution of Metazoans; the early vertebrates; life of vertebrates on land; and early amniotes and thermoregulation. The book also looks at: dinosaur diversity, as well as their demise; early mammals; the rise of modern mammals; the Neogene Savannas; primates; life in the ice ages; and more. Covers the breadth of the subject in a concise yet specific way for undergrads with no academic background in the topic Reorganizes all chapters to reflect the geological series of events, enabling a new focus on big events Updated with three brand new chapters and numerous revised ones Put together by a new editorial team internationally recognized as the global leaders in paleontology Filled with illustrations and photographs throughout Includes diagrams to show internal structures of organisms, cladograms, time scales and events, and paleogeographic maps Supplemented with a dedicated website that explores additional enriching information and discussion, and which features images for use in visual presentations Cowen's History of Life, 6th Edition is an ideal book for undergraduate students taking courses in introductory paleontology, as well those on global change and earth systems.Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; Science.;
© 2019.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=4731285 -- Click to access title on Overdrive.;
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Earth in 100 groundbreaking discoveries / by Palmer, Douglas.;
A journey back through the evolutionary history of our planet, from the origins and formation of the earth.--Introduction -- Birth of a planet -- Earth's oldest materials -- Geological dating -- The oldest rocks -- The early atmosphere -- The evolving hydrosphere -- Layered earth -- Probing earth's interior -- Tectonic earth -- The molten core -- "D double-prime" -- Exploring the mantle -- The base of the crust -- Oceanic crust -- Long-lived continents -- Earth's continental rocks -- Continental rifting -- Making mountains -- Tectonic uplift -- Glacial puzzles -- Earthquakes and plate tectonics -- What makes faults slip? -- A case study in volcanism -- Island arc volcanoes -- Hot spot volcanoes -- Earth's greatest eruptions -- First fossils? -- LUCA -- Controversial origins -- Rising oxygen levels -- From simple to complex life -- Rodinia -- Snowball earth -- The phosphorus effect -- Gondwana and Pangea -- Mysterious Ediacarans -- The first animals -- Secrets of the sponge genome -- The Doushantuo embryos -- Life in the Cambrian seas -- Soft bodies from the Ordovician -- Avalonia -- Ordovician boom and bust -- Living on the land -- Oxygen booms and growth spurts -- Four feet on the ground -- The fossils of East Kirkton -- Joggins fossil cliffs -- Coal forests and glaciation -- Early Permian life -- The great dying -- Triassic survivors -- Rise of the dinosaurs -- Late Triassic life -- Life in Triassic seas -- Mongolian mammals -- Africa's giant dinosaurs -- Australia's polar dinosaurs -- India's journey north -- Evolution of flowering plants -- Sauropod puzzles -- Linking birds and dinosaurs -- Dinosaur eggs and babies -- The end of the Mesozoic -- The Cenozoic recovery -- Primate beginnings -- PETM : the great warming -- The Great Rift Valley -- Changing climates of the past -- The Australopithecine clan -- The real "Great Flood" -- The Quaternary Ice Age -- Genus homo -- The first art -- Neanderthal mysteries -- Unexpected cousins -- The younger Dryas -- Megafloods -- The Holocene rebound -- Domestication of plants and animals -- Disappearing megafauna -- Biodiversity -- Extremophiles -- The census of marine life -- Human overkill -- The carbon dioxide record -- Climate change and mountain erosion -- Changing sea levels -- Habitats on the move -- Danger from the soil? -- Freshwater challenges -- Does coal have a future? -- Atmospheric pollution -- Ocean hypoxia -- Energy futures -- The Athabasca tar sands -- Threat from the skies -- Future sea levels -- Future tectonics -- The fate of the earth -- Glossary and timeline.
Subjects: Geology;
© 2011., Firefly Books,
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