Whales & dolphins of the North American Pacific : including seals & other marine mammals

Cresswell, Graeme. (Author). Walker, Dylan. (Added Author). Pusser, Todd. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781550174090 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781550794090
ISBN: 1550174096 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1550794094
Physical Description: print
216 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, ports. ; 17 x 24 cm.
Publisher: Madeira Park, B.C. : Harbour Pub., c2007.

General Note:	"The definitive whale-watching guide to Mexico, California, the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia & Alaska"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 207) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	What is a marine mammal? -- Getting started - finding marine mammals -- Taking photographs and video footage -- How to identify marine mammals -- Key features -- Behavior: Blowing or spouting ; Fluking ; Surface feeding ; Breaching ; Spyhopping ; Breeding ; Stranding -- Marine mammal families -- Baleen and sperm whales -- Beaked whales -- Blackfish -- Dolphins and porpoises -- Seals, sea lions and the sea otter -- Whale-watching in the North American Pacific -- Marine mammal conservation.