Oceans of Possibility: Sea Creatures | Flagstaff Public Library

41) Sea of Cortez: a leisurely journal of travel and research, with a scientific appendix comprising materials for a source book on the marine animals of the Panamic faunal province

Author

Steinbeck, John

42) The illustrated world encyclopedia of marine fish & sea creatures: a natural history and identification guide to the animal life of the deep oceans, open seas, reefs, shallow waters, saltwater estuaries, and shorelines of the world

Author

Beer, Amy-Jane

43) Sea monsters: prehistoric creatures of the deep

Author

Everhart, Michael J

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Sharks and dinosaurs--we find them both alien and awe-inspiring. This book is a plunge into the Cretaceous oceans of 80 million years ago, a merciless realm ruled by the most ferocious animals ever to stalk the seas of planet Earth. More terrifying than anything known to humankind, it scarcely seems possible that these swift, massive underwater predators actually existed--but they did. The book interweaves dramatic scenes of the far, far distant past;...

44) Citizens of the sea: wonderous creatures from the census of marine life

Author

Knowlton, Nancy

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"The incredible variety of marine life--in numbers, body form, behavior, and more--is at the heart of Citizens of the Sea, an irresistible plunge into the surprising world beneath the waves."-from inside cover.

45) Sex in the sea: our intimate connection with kinky crustaceans, sex-changing fish, romantic lobsters, and other salty erotica of the deep

Author

Hardt, Marah J

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Forget the Kama Sutra. When it comes to inventive sex acts, just look to the sea. There we find the elaborate mating rituals of armored lobsters; giant right whales engaging in a lively threesome whilst holding their breath; full moon sex parties of groupers and daily mating blitzes by blueheaded wrasse. Deep-sea squid perform inverted 69s, while hermaphrodite sea slugs link up in giant sex loops. From doubly endowed sharks to the maze-like vaginas...

46) Mini knitted ocean: woolly whales, dolphins and other nautical knits

Author

Ishii, Sachiyo

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Knit a fun range of toys, from dolphins and deep-sea divers to sharks and submarines.

47) Breverton's nautical curiosities: a book of the sea

Author

Breverton, Terry

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A nautical compendium covers a wide range of topics from ships, maritime slang, and famous naval battles to villains of the high seas and remarkable sea creatures.

48) Reef life: a guide to tropical marine life

Author

Cole, Brandon

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"The lure of the life that inhabits the ocean's reefs and open waters is no secret to scuba enthusiasts and snorkelers who enjoy gazing upon this wonderful world through their dive masks. This practical and comprehensive guidebook for divers, naturalistsand ocean lovers identifies the most commonly encountered animals and other organisms in the tropical marine environment and identifies them in more than 1,000 beautiful color photographs to provide...

49) A sea of glass: searching for the Blaschkas' fragile legacy in an ocean at risk

Author

Harvell, C. Drew

Series

Organisms and Environments volume 13

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"From diving for dangerous jellyfish in the Mediterranean to searching for harpoon-backed sea slugs in Southeast Asia, A Sea of Glass recounts the author's quest to document the living invertebrates that inspired history's greatest father-son glassmakingteam to spin their likenesses into glass more than 160 years ago. The story of these artists, Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka, whose menagerie of unusual marine creatures was packed away for decades in...

50) Stockwin's maritime miscellany: a ditty bag of wonders from the golden age of sail

Author

Stockwin, Julian

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Featuring nautical facts and feats, including superstitions at sea, the history of animals on the waves - until 1975 when all animals were banned from Royal Navy ships - and how the inventor of the umbrella helped man the British Navy, this title explores marine myths and unearths the truth behind commonly held beliefs about the sea.

51) Beneath the surface: killer whales, SeaWorld, and the truth beyond Blackfish

Author

Hargrove, John

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A firsthand account of the lives of captive killer whales by one of SeaWorld's most experienced orca trainers and the star of Blackfish argues that their needs are not met in captivity and traces advocacy efforts comparing the lives of free and captive orcas.

52) The book of eels: our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world

Author

Svensson, Patrik

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"The Book of Eels is both a meditation on the world's most elusive fish-the eel-and a reflection on the human condition. Remarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become known as the "eel question": Where do eels come from? What are they? Are they fish or some other kind of creature altogether? Even today, in an age of...

53) Traveling with ghosts: a memoir

Author

Fowler, Shannon Leone

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In the summer of 2002, Shannon Leone Fowler, a twenty-eight-year-old marine biologist, was backpacking with her fiancé and love of her life, Sean. Sean was a tall, blue-eyed, warmhearted Australian, and he and Shannon planned to return to Australia after their excursion to Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand. Their plans, however, were devastatingly derailed when a box jellyfish-the most venomous animal in the world-wrapped around Sean's leg, stinging and killing...

54) Vast expanses: a history of the oceans

Author

Rozwadowski, Helen M

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Vast Expanses is a cultural, environmental and geopolitical history that examines the relationship between humans and oceans, reaching back across geological and evolutionary time and exploring different cultures around the globe. Our ancient connections with the sea have developed and multiplied with industrialization and globalization, a trajectory that runs counter to Western depictions of the ocean as a place remote from and immune to human influence....

55) Ken Schultz's field guide to saltwater fish

Author

Schultz, Ken

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Book, eBook

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The definitive field guide to North American saltwater fish-from the absolute authority on sportfishing. Before you head out to the open seas, listen up: Your tackle box is not complete without Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish! Written by one of the foremost experts in sportfishing, this colorful reference provides anglers and fish enthusiasts of all levels an easy-to-use, indispensable guide to help you identify and learn about the most...

56) Ocean anatomy: the curious parts & pieces of the world under the sea

Author

Rothman, Julia

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"Follow Rothman's inquisitive mind and engaging artwork along shorelines, across the open ocean, and below the waves to explore the hows and whys of the watery universe, from how the world's oceans formed to why the sea is salty" --

57) The annotated ancient mariner: the rime of the ancient mariner

Author

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

58) curious life of krill a conservation story from th

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59) eye of the shoal a fishwatchers guide to life the

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