Download or read book Amazon River Dolphins written by Kristin Petrie and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces characteristics, habitat, and behaviors of the Amazon river dolphin.

Download or read book Dolphins written by Sally M. Walker and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the behavior, habitat, and life cycle of dolphins.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals written by William F. Perrin and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2009-02-26 with total page 1355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thorough revision of the classic Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals brings this authoritative book right up-to-date. Articles describe every species in detail, based on the very latest taxonomy, and a host of biological, ecological and sociological aspects relating to marine mammals. The latest information on the biology, ecology, anatomy, behavior and interactions with man is provided by a cast of expert authors – all presented in such detail and clarity to support both marine mammal specialists and the serious naturalist. Fully referenced throughout and with a fresh selection of the best color photographs available, the long-awaited second edition remains at the forefront as the go-to reference on marine mammals. - More than 20% NEW MATERIAL includes articles on Climate Change, Pacific White-sided Dolphins, Sociobiology, Habitat Use, Feeding Morphology and more - Over 260 articles on the individual species with topics ranging from anatomy and behavior, to conservation, exploitation and the impact of global climate change on marine mammals - New color illustrations show every species and document topical articles FROM THE FIRST EDITION "This book is so good...a bargain, full of riches...packed with fascinating up to date information. I recommend it unreservedly it to individuals, students, and researchers, as well as libraries." --Richard M. Laws, MARINE MAMMALS SCIENCE "...establishes a solid and satisfying foundation for current study and future exploration" --Ronald J. Shusterman, SCIENCE

Download or read book Freshwater Dolphins written by Megan M. Gunderson and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey beyond the blue into the wonderful world of the endangered freshwater dolphin! Full-color photos bring readers face to face with this agile mammal. A labeled diagram and a chapter on size, shape, and color help readers identify the strange-looking freshwater dolphin from beak to flukes. Students will also discover how this sly hunter uses clicks and whistles to communicate with others and a melon to navigate haphazard river channels. With so much to explore, readers will dream of a chance to encounter a rare freshwater dolphin! A facts page, bolded glossary terms, and an index supplement the easy-to-read chapter text. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Download or read book Whales of the World written by Spencer Wilkie Tinker and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dolphins written by Anna Claybourne and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2013 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information about dolphins, including habitat, life cycle, eating habits, and intelligence.

Download or read book The Amazon River written by Karen Gibson and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When people think of the great rivers of the world, the Amazon River of South America immediately comes to mind. Filled with giant snakes and fish that like the taste of blood and flesh, the Amazon is like no other place in the world. Located near the equator, the Amazon River starts as a small stream in the Andes Mountains within a hundred miles of the Pacific Ocean. From here, it travels along the northern part of the continent. Rain and melting snow increase its size. So do more than a thousand tributaries. The Amazon River’s path takes it through the world’s largest rain forest, a place where many thousands of plants and animals make their home. For several months out of the year, high rains cause the Amazon River to leave its banks and wash into the Amazon basin for millions of square miles. The flooded forests create a unique ecosystem like no other place in the world. The Amazon River creates life, food, and medicines.

Download or read book Discovering Dolphins written by Stephanie Nowacek and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few animals on the planet create such feelings of excitement and curiosity as Dolphins. Maybe it is because they are so playful and intelligent, or because they allow us an occasional glimpse of life in the oceans. Discover the fascinating world of these highly sociable animals, and enjoy their beauty, energy and mystique both above and beneath the waves.

Download or read book Freshwater Dolphins written by John F. Prevost and published by ABDO. This book was released on 1995 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes different kinds of dolphins and discusses how they live and what can be done to save them from extinction.

Download or read book Marine Protected Areas for Whales Dolphins and Porpoises written by Erich Hoyt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of the widely praised Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises, published in 2005, led to numerous new marine protected area proposals and a number of notable conservation successes around the world. In this completely revised and expanded second edition, new developments in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Pacific are described, as well as future directions for High Seas protection. New sections show how to design and manage MPAs in an ever noisier ocean subject to climate change, increased shipping and hydrocarbon exploration. The process of protected area creation for cetaceans has been accelerated and more than 200 exciting new places are detailed in this edition. This book provides a route map for MPA managers, as well as countries, to meet the ambitious targets for highly protected MPA networks by 2012 and 2020. This book is a key conservation tool and a springboard for worldwide change in human attitudes toward the world ocean where all life originated and where the majority of life on Earth still lives.

Download or read book Field Guide to Whales Dolphins and Porpoises written by Mark Carwardine and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical and portable, this is the ultimate field guide to the world's cetaceans. This outstanding new field guide to whales, dolphins and porpoises is the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date guide to these popular mammals. With more than 500 accurate and detailed illustrations – complete with detailed annotations pointing out the most significant field marks – this new field guide covers all 93 species and every subspecies in the world. Many of the world's most respected whale biologists have collaborated on the concise text, which is packed with helpful identification tips from cetacean expert, Mark Carwardine. Mark's informative text is accompanied by up-to-date distribution maps for each species. Beautifully designed, to ensure critical information is quickly accessible, this is an indispensable resource that every whale-watcher will want to carry out to sea.

Download or read book International Wildlife Encyclopedia written by Maurice Burton and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2002 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This twenty-two volume set presents the appearance and behavior of thousands of species of animals along with species population and prospects for survival in a arranged alphabetically and easy-to-read format.

Download or read book Dolphins written by Alan Griffin and published by New School Media. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat and conservation status of dolphins. Each book is full of factual information, color photographs as well as a glossary and links to conservation organization organizations.

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Download or read book Dolphins Porpoises and Whales of the World written by International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1991 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Marine Mammals of the World written by Marc A. Webber and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Marine Mammals of the World describes and illustrates newly discovered and rarely photographed species, making it the most comprehensive and up-to-date identification guide available. This edition continues to meet the research-focused needs of marine biologists and conservation biologists by providing a tremendous influx of new photos, taking advantage of advances in digital and auto-focusing photography, and the emergence of marine mammal studies and "whalewatching" around the world. The book encompasses cetacean, pinniped, and sirenian species, as well as extinct species, and describes basic biology and taxonomic groupings of marine mammals. - Contains superb photographs of every species of marine mammal for accurate identification - Authors possess nearly 80 years of collective experience with almost all of the species and distinctive geographic forms described in the guide - Provides the most detailed and anatomically accurate illustrations currently available, including more than 750 new illustrations - Special emphasis is placed on the identification of species in "problem groups," such as the beaked whales, long-beaked oceanic dolphins, and southern fur seals - Includes a detailed list of sources for more information - Contains updated taxonomy including four new species