THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE.
DECEMBER 1984
The Unknown Giants: Sperm and Blue Whales { Rare Look At Sperm and Blue Whales, The Unknown Giants}
How do the heirs of Moby Dick communicate and
socialize? Zoologist Hal Whitehead tells of sperm whale studies in the
Indian Ocean. As a bonus, blue whales paid the scientists a visit.
Photographs by Flip Nicklin.
Tiger! Lord of the Indian Jungle
By elephant and jeep, Stanley Breeden and
Belinda Wright stalk the great cat, capturing the violent and tender
sides of its life.
Life Breath of Half the World: Monsoons { Monsoons: Life Breath of Half the World}
Seasonal rains each year bring both havoc and
renewal to half the world’s population. Priit J. Vesilind and Steve
McCurry follow the great monsoons.
The One Less Traveled by. .. : A Journey Down Old U. S. 1 { A Journey Down Old U. S. 1}
The first highway from Maine to Florida is
today largely bypassed and much abused, but Bruce Dale finds glorious
stretches and fascinating people along the way.
Changing Life’s Genetic Blueprint}
Beyond Supermouse: Changing Life’s Blueprint { Beyond Supermouse:
Hope and controversy surround the fast-
developing field of biotechnology. Geneticist Robert F. Weaver and
photographer Ted Spiegel report on the promise for agriculture, animal
husbandry, medicine, and energy.
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