I’m selling off part of my personal collection of over 3500 + field guides and other books on natural history and science so keep checking all my auctions . Due to the large amount of books I have on Mammals , it will take a few days to list all of them so keep checking back .
You are bidding on a used soft cover book called Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us , ISBN-10: 0345442881 by Alexandra Morton. This is 6” x 9” with 302 pages from 2002. The author shares spellbinding stories about her career in whale and dolphin research and what she has learned from and about these magnificent mammals. In the late 1970's, while working at Marineland in California, Alexandra pioneered the recording of orca sounds by dropping a hydrophone into the tank of two killer whales. She recorded the varied language of mating, childbirth, and even grief after the birth of a stillborn calf. At the same time she made the startling observation that the whales were inventing wonderful synchronized movements, a behavior that was soon recognized as a defining characteristic of orca society . A few b+w photos. This is in very good condition.
A used soft cover book called The Sea World Book of Whales, ISBN-10: 0152719539by Eve Bunting . This is 7” x 9” with 96 pages from 1987 . Describes the evolution, physical characteristics, habits, various species, and natural environment of the whale. Color photos. This is in very good condition.
A used soft cover book called The Sierra Club Handbook of Whales and Dolphins by Randall Reeves. This is 5” x 8” with 302 pages from 1983 . Identifies and describes the distinctive features, characteristics, behavior, distribution, habitat, and population of the diverse whale and dolphin species.70 full color paintings and 130 black and white photographs.This is in okay condition some of the pages in the front have a small bend on top corner and a few on the bottom back .
A used soft cover book called The status of the world's whales . This is 9” x 11” with 26 pages from 1983 . Discusses the hunting of whales along with other info that can save them . Color photos and b+w illus. This is in very good condition.
International customers , the U.S. post office only ships air mail now so prices might be higher for this book . Please write for a shipping price . See my store for all my books about mammals like this . I combine shipping and add new stuff every day .
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