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aquatic mammals
Author_Elin Kelsey
blue whales
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cetacean researchers
conservationist
creatures
dolphin tuna issue
dolphins
ecosystem
environmentalism
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gulf of california
humpback whales
marine ecology
marine mammals
marine pollution
motherhood
nets from bubbles
noise pollution
ocean
oceanic creatures
open ocean
overfishing
personal experiences
phenomenon
save the whales
social networks
sperm whales
swimming
whale sex
whales
Product details
- ISBN 9780520261587
- Weight: 363g
- Dimensions: 152 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Personal, anecdotal, and highly engaging, "Watching Giants" opens a window on a world that seems quite like our own, yet is so different that understanding it pushes the very limits of our senses. Elin Kelsey's colorful first-person account, drawing from her rich, often humorous, everyday experiences as a mother, a woman, and a scientist, takes us to the incredibly productive waters of the Gulf of California and beyond, to oceans around the world. Kelsey brings us along as she talks to leading cetacean researchers and marine ecologists about their intriguing discoveries. We encounter humpback whales that build nets from bubbles, gain a disturbing maternal perspective on the dolphin-tuna issue, uncover intimate details about whale sex, and contemplate the meaning of the complex social networks that exist in the seas. What emerges alongside these fascinating snapshots of whale culture is a dizzying sense of the tremendous speed with which we are changing the oceans' ecosystems - through overfishing, noise pollution, even real estate development. "Watching Giants" introduces a world of immense interconnectivity and beauty - one that is now facing imminent peril.
Elin Kelsey is the author of Saving Sea Otters, Finding Out about Whales, Strange New Species, and other books. She consults for environmental organizations including the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the World Conservation Union (IUCN). She is a faculty member in the School of Environment and Sustainability at Royal Roads University in Canada.
