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Carwardine, Mark.
Whales, dolphins, and porpoises /
Mark Carwardine ; illustrated by Martin Camm.
2nd American ed.
New York :
Dorling Kindersley,
2002.
©1995.
256 p. :
col. ill., col. maps ;
22 cm.
Smithsonian handbooks
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255) and index.
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.
Offers advice on observing and identifying these marine mammals, and describes characteristics, behavior, and range for a variety of species.
20140321.
Cetacea.
Cetacea.
Pictorial works.
Cetacea.
Identification.
Camm, Martin,
illustrator.
Smithsonian handbooks.
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