On the Trail of Whales

by Dumont, Jean-Michel; Marion, Remy; Desbordes, Francois

• ISBN13: 9780764105982
• ISBN10: 0764105981
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-10-01
• Publisher: B E S Pub Co

Summary

Brilliant photos, maps, scientifically accurate drawings, and fascinating sidebars describe the many different members of the whale family. This handsome book discusses whale physiology and life cycles and offers a wealth of information that includes details on whale-watching opportunities around the world. Full color.

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(2)
Introduction to whales	9	(16)
Origin, evolution, and classification of whales	10	(3)
Description	13	(5)
Way of life	18	(5)
Strandings	23	(2)
Humans and large whales	25	(6)
Hunting	26	(2)
Pollution	28	(1)
Tourism	29	(2)
Gray whales	31	(14)
Description	32	(4)
Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico	36	(4)
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada	40	(5)
Rorquals	45	(18)
Description of minke whales	46	(3)
Description of blue whales	49	(3)
The whale route, Quebec, Canada	52	(4)
Description of fin whales	56	(3)
The Ligurian Sea: France and Italy	59	(4)
Humpback whales	63	(18)
Description	64	(4)
Atlantic Ocean, New England	68	(3)
Island of Maui, Hawaii	71	(4)
The Antarctic Peninsula	75	(6)
Right whales	81	(26)
Description	82	(4)
Nullarbor Coast and Eyre's Peninsula, South Australia	86	(3)
Valdes Peninsula, Chubut, Argentina	89	(3)
Cape Region, Cape province, South Africa	92	(3)
Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada	95	(3)
Description of bowhead whales	98	(4)
Clyde River area, Baffin Island, Canada	102	(5)
Sperm whales	107	(12)
Description	108	(4)
Pico Island, Azores Archipelago, Portugal	112	(3)
Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand	115	(4)
Appendices	119
Identification at sea	120	(1)
Appropriate conduct	120	(1)
Protecting whales	121	(1)
Preparing for your trip	122	(1)
Whale-watching	123	(1)
French, English, Spanish, Portuguese vocabulary	124	(1)
Glossary	125	(1)
Bibliography	125	(2)
Index	127