Bibliograph

Spying on whales, the past, present, and future of the world's largest animals, Nick Pyenson ; illustrated by Alex Boersma

Type

Label

Spying on whales, the past, present, and future of the world's largest animals, Nick Pyenson ; illustrated by Alex Boersma

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-306) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spying on whales

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Nick Pyenson ; illustrated by Alex Boersma

Sub title

the past, present, and future of the world's largest animals

Summary

Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving species to have ever lived on our planet. We have hunted them for thousands of years and scratched their icons into our mythologies. They simultaneously fill us with waves of terror, awe and affection and yet we know hardly anything about them. In this book, Smithsonian scientist Nicholas Pyenson takes readers to the frontlines of palaeontological whale research as he searches for the answers to some of our biggest questions. He takes us deep inside the Smithsonian's unparalleled fossil collection, to Antartic waters and to the desert of Chile. It is an illuminating stoy of scientific discovery that brings readers closer to the most enigmatic animals of all time

Target audience

adult

Contributor

Creator