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122) Whale
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Describes whales, dolphins, seals, and other marine mammals, their habitats, means of communication, and family life.
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Timothy Sweet ponders the realities of animal extinction and endangerment, and the often divergent Native American and Euro-American narratives that surround them. He focuses especially on the force of human impact on megafauna--mammoths, whales, and the North American bison--beginning with the moments that these species' extinction or endangerment began to generate significant print archives: transcriptions of traditional Indigenous oral narratives,...
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In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. This story reveals the encounter's harrowing aftermath, as the ship's surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive.
126) Whale in a fishbowl
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Wednesday, a whale living in captivity, is inspired by a little girl named Piper to try to reach the sea.
128) Big miracle
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Inspired by the true story that captured the hearts of people across the world, the rescue adventure, tells the amazing tale of a small town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer who are joined by rival world superpowers to save a family of majestic gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.
130) Dolphins and whales
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Presents an introduction to whales and dolphins, discussing the early myths about them, their physical characteristics, their life cycles, and their current distribution in the oceans around the world.
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The most authoritative reference guide to every cetacean species and subspecies in the world Handbook of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to these popular mammals. With nearly 1,000 accurate color illustrations-complete with detailed annotations pointing out significant field marks-this outstanding book covers all 90 species and every subspecies of cetaceans around the globe. Leading cetacean...
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