Listening To Whales

Author : Alexandra Morton
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307487547
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Listening to Whales written by Alexandra Morton and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Listening to Whales, Alexandra Morton shares spellbinding stories about her career in whale and dolphin research and what she has learned from and about these magnificent mammals. In the late 1970s, while working at Marineland in California, Alexandra pioneered the recording of orca sounds by dropping a hydrophone into the tank of two killer whales. She recorded the varied language of mating, childbirth, and even grief after the birth of a stillborn calf. At the same time she made the startling observation that the whales were inventing wonderful synchronized movements, a behavior that was soon recognized as a defining characteristic of orca society. In 1984, Alexandra moved to a remote bay in British Columbia to continue her research with wild orcas. Her recordings of the whales have led her to a deeper understanding of the mystery of whale echolocation, the vocal communication that enables the mammals to find their way in the dark sea. A fascinating study of the profound communion between humans and whales, this book will open your eyes anew to the wonders of the natural world.

Author : Faith McNulty
Publisher : Cartwheel Books
ISBN 13 : 9780590478717
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Listening to Whales Sing written by Faith McNulty and published by Cartwheel Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While observing whales in the Atlantic Ocean, a boy falls overboard.

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ISBN 13 : 9780920501979
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Siwiti written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows a killer whale from her birth off the west coast of Canada through her first year of life.

Author : Roger Payne
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Among Whales written by Roger Payne and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1995 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking readers on a journey across the spectrum of life to discover the answers to the larger questions of life on Earth, an eminent field biologist addresses a wide range of subjects--from the purpose of the brain to the possibilities of peaceful cohabitation among the world's creatures. 9 charts.

Author : Tom Mustill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781538739129
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Speak Whale written by Tom Mustill and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if animals and humans could speak to one another? Tom Mustill--the nature documentarian who went viral when a thirty‑ton humpback whale breached onto his kayak--asks this question in his thrilling investigation into whale science and animal communication. "When a whale is in the water, it is like an iceberg: you only see a fraction of it and have no conception of its size." On September 12, 2015, Tom Mustill was paddling in a two-person kayak with a friend just off the coast of California. It was cold, but idyllic--until a humpback whale breached, landing on top of them, releasing the energy equivalent of forty hand grenades. He was certain he was about to die, but they both survived, miraculously unscathed. In the interviews that followed the incident, Mustill was left with one question: What could this astonishing encounter teach us? Drawing from his experience as a naturalist and wildlife filmmaker, Mustill started investigating human-whale interactions around the world when he met two tech entrepreneurs who wanted to use artificial intelligence (AI)--originally designed to translate human languages--to discover patterns in the conversations of animals and decode them. As he embarked on a journey into animal eavesdropping technologies, where big data meets big beasts, Mustill discovered that there is a revolution taking place in biology, as the technologies developed to explore our own languages are turned to nature. From seventeenth-century Dutch inventors, to the whaling industry of the nineteenth century, to the cutting edge of Silicon Valley, How to Speak Whale examines how scientists and start-ups around the world are decoding animal communications. Whales, with their giant mammalian brains, virtuoso voices, and long, highly social lives, offer one of the most realistic opportunities for this to happen. But what would the consequences of such human animal interaction be? We're about to find out. Includes a Reading Group Guide.

Author : Karen Rivers
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1616208317
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Possibility of Whales written by Karen Rivers and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a girl who learns the true meaning of family—thanks to her best friends near and far, a loving and quirky single dad, and an unexpected encounter with a whale. Twelve-year-old Natalia Rose Baleine Gallagher loves possibilities: the possibility that she’ll see whales on the beach near her new home, that the boy she just met will be her new best friend, that the photographers chasing her actor father won’t force Nat and her dad to move again. Most of all, Nat dreams of the possibility that her faraway mother misses and loves Nat—and is waiting for Nat to find her. The thing is, Nat doesn’t even know who her mother is. She left Nat as a baby, and Nat’s dad refuses to talk about it. Nat knows she shouldn’t need a mom, but she still feels like something is missing. In this heartfelt story about family, friendship, and growing up, Nat’s questions lead her on a journey of self-discovery that will change her life forever.

Author : Tom Mustill
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1538739135
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Speak Whale written by Tom Mustill and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if animals and humans could speak to one another? Tom Mustill—the nature documentarian who went viral when a thirty‑ton humpback whale breached onto his kayak—asks this question in his thrilling investigation into whale science and animal communication. A New Yorker Best Book of 2022 “When a whale is in the water, it is like an iceberg: you only see a fraction of it and have no conception of its size.” On September 12, 2015, Tom Mustill was paddling in a two-person kayak with a friend just off the coast of California. It was cold, but idyllic—until a humpback whale breached, landing on top of them, releasing the energy equivalent of forty hand grenades. He was certain he was about to die, but they both survived, miraculously unscathed. In the interviews that followed the incident, Mustill was left with one question: What could this astonishing encounter teach us? Drawing from his experience as a naturalist and wildlife filmmaker, Mustill started investigating human–whale interactions around the world when he met two tech entrepreneurs who wanted to use artificial intelligence (AI)—originally designed to translate human languages—to discover patterns in the conversations of animals and decode them. As he embarked on a journey into animal eavesdropping technologies, where big data meets big beasts, Mustill discovered that there is a revolution taking place in biology, as the technologies developed to explore our own languages are turned to nature. From seventeenth-century Dutch inventors, to the whaling industry of the nineteenth century, to the cutting edge of Silicon Valley, How to Speak Whale examines how scientists and start-ups around the world are decoding animal communications. Whales, with their giant mammalian brains, virtuoso voices, and long, highly social lives, offer one of the most realistic opportunities for this to happen. But what would the consequences of such human animal interaction be? We’re about to find out.

Author : Faith McNulty
Publisher : Turtleback
ISBN 13 : 9780606095587
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Listening to Whales Sing written by Faith McNulty and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While observing whales in the Atlantic Ocean, a boy falls overboard.

Author : Kenneth S. Norris
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520321375
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises written by Kenneth S. Norris and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Dunn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780945401032
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Do Whales and Children Sing? written by David Dunn and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: