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Whale /

by Papastavrou, Vassili. frey50
, Eyewitness Whale
Additional authors: Greenaway, Frank.
Series: Eyewitness Books Edition statement:Rev. ed. Published by : DK Pub., (New York :) , 2004 Physical details: 72 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm. ISBN:0756607388 (lib. bdg.); 9780756607388 (lib. bdg.); 0756607396 (HC); 9780756607395.
Subject(s): Whales | Marine mammals | Whales. | Marine mammals. | Whales | Marine mammals
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j599.4 Vog Bats / j599.45 Wel Vampire bats j599.5 Min The world's whales j599.5 Pap Whale / j599.53 Bri The playful dolphins. j599.53 Cor Dolphin magic for kids j599.53 Cri Everything dolphin : What kids really want to know about Dolphins

Includes index.

Marine mammals 6 -- Whale evolution 8 -- Whales big and small 10 -- Inside the whale 12 -- Seals and sea lions 14 -- Suited to life in the sea 16 -- Ocean giants 20 -- Teeth for grasping... 22 -- ...and baleen for filtering 24 -- Clicks, barks, and songs 26 -- Courtship and birth 28 -- Social life 30 -- Dolphins and porpoises 32 -- The killer whale 34 -- The amazing narwhal 36 -- The sperm whale 38 -- The elephant seal 40 -- I am the walrus 42 -- Sea cows 44 -- Hunting the mighty whale 46 -- Whaling in the 20th century 48 -- Oils, brushes, and corsets 50 -- Seal hunting 52 -- Myths and legends 54 -- Strandings and whale watching 56 -- Fishing and pollution 58 -- Studying sea mammals 60 -- Save the whale! 62 -- Who's who 66.

Describes whales, dolphins, seals, and other marine mammals, their habitats, means of communication, and family life.