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Author Ellis, Richard, 1938-

Title The great sperm whale : a natural history of the ocean's most magnificent and mysterious creature / Richard Ellis.

Imprint Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2011.

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 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  599.547 El59g 2011    ---  Available
Description xv, 368 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-358) and index.
Contents Physty -- Mr. Melville's whale -- Whence the sperm whale? -- The (un)natural history of the sperm whale -- The social lives of sperm whales -- Battle of the giants -- "I'll have the calamari -- " -- Making contact -- How to catch a whale -- The war on whales -- "Can leviathan long endure so wide a chase?" -- Appendix. The adventures of a whale painter.
Summary An exploration of the sperm whale that provides information on the evolution, ecology, biology, anatomy, behavior, social organization, intelligence, diet, and other aspects of the species and discusses its clash with giant squid, the history of the whaling industry, and the author's experience saving a beached whale.
Subject Sperm whale.
ISBN 9780700617722 (cloth : alk. paper)
0700617728 (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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