Status
Available
Local notes
599.5 Car
Collection
Series
Genres
Publication
DK (2002), 256 pages
Description
The Dorling Kindersley Handbooks are the most visually appealing guides on the natural world in the book marketplace. Featuring more than 500 full-color illustrations and photographs, along with detailed annotations, Dorling Kindersley Handbooks make identification easy and accurate.
Subjects
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1995
Physical description
256 p.; 5.81 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member Heather19
A very, very informative book about all classifications of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Scale pictures show the size difference between different species, and every single species has a size scale comparing them to a human diver. Information about feeding habits, pod ranges, and so much more
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make this book the best guide I've ever seen on these animals. Show Less
LibraryThing member Maggie_Rum
As a hopeful future marine biologist, the guide provides excellent information on most of the world's cetaceans. Perfect!
LibraryThing member lycomayflower
Picked this up during a trip to the National Aquarium in Baltimore earlier this month. This fully-illustrated recognition guide was surely not meant to be read from cover to cover, but that didn't stop me. I found it fascinating to read it straight through, comparing the appearance and behaviours
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of the different species of whales, dolphins and porpoises. I will probably rarely, if ever, use this book as it was intended to be used--in the field--but I think it would serve one well there. The illustrations are clear, and information identifying each animal is presented in quick-reference bars and labels as well as in paragraph form. A nicely organized, beautifully illustrated reference book for anyone interested in cetaceans. Show Less
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Pages
256