12-page section of 14 color photos 25 drawings 6 x 9 "Will prove to be an instant classic with the multitudinous shark groupies all over the world." -Irish News Making use of a wealth of new research, nature writer Michael Bright explores the world of one of the most fascinating, frightening creatures on the planet, offering a compelling look at the shark's often misunderstood life in the wild. All the details are here: how sharks are precisely adapted for swimming and feeding, how they interact with each other, how they migrate and reproduce, and how many rare species have escaped scientific study. Individual chapters examine the extraordinary existence of the notorious Great White and the fact and fiction surrounding shark attacks around the world. Michael Bright is director of development at the BBC Natural History Unit. He is the author of numerous books on wildlife and nature, including Talking With Animals, The Dying Sea, Eagles, and Tropical Rainforest. He lives in England.
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Sharks will always stir the ultimate primeval fear: that of being eaten alive. But the enduring image of them as cold and calculating killing machines couldn't be further from the truth. Exploring their natural history, and the important role they play as apex predators in the world's oceans, Bright uses a wealth of new research to reveal what we know about the private life of sharks. Unlike most other shark books, which are normally packed with pictures, it is a book to be read; although it does have a small number of great photographs. It is a serious book discussing everything from shark migrations and disappearing basking sharks, to the acidity in shark stomachs and conservation. There is no doubt that it is all the better for its more serious approach. (Kirkus UK)
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Shark bodies have been at the whim of natural selection for over 400 million years and the shapes we see today have seen little change for 100 million of them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shark tagged, tagging returns, pupping sites, grey reef sharks, frilled shark, shark movements, whitetip reef sharks, lantern sharks, tagging programme, sharpnose sharks, blacktip reef sharks, shark pups, sleeper shark, oceanic whitetip sharks, sixgill shark, individual tagged, male sharks, blue sharks, dermal denticles, scalloped hammerhead shark, goblin sharks, shark mothers, sandbar sharks, oceanic whitetips, bronze whalers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Gulf Stream, Gulf of Mexico, South Africa, Cape Hatteras, North Atlantic, Dangerous Reef, South Australia, Natural History Picture Library, Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, Dyer Island, Jeff Rotman, North America, Long Island, New England, New Zealand, Cape Verde Islands, Georges Bank, Gulf of California, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Sargasso Sea, Farallon Islands New!
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Shark bodies have been at the whim of natural selection for over 400 million years and the shapes we see today have seen little change for 100 million of them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shark tagged, tagging returns, pupping sites, grey reef sharks, frilled shark, shark movements, whitetip reef sharks, lantern sharks, tagging programme, sharpnose sharks, blacktip reef sharks, shark pups, sleeper shark, oceanic whitetip sharks, sixgill shark, individual tagged, male sharks, blue sharks, dermal denticles, scalloped hammerhead shark, goblin sharks, shark mothers, sandbar sharks, oceanic whitetips, bronze whalers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Gulf Stream, Gulf of Mexico, South Africa, Cape Hatteras, North Atlantic, Dangerous Reef, South Australia, Natural History Picture Library, Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, Dyer Island, Jeff Rotman, North America, Long Island, New England, New Zealand, Cape Verde Islands, Georges Bank, Gulf of California, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Sargasso Sea, Farallon Islands New!
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- Great White Shark by Richard Ellis on page 252, and Back Matter
- Shark Attack by David H. Baldridge on page 244, and Back Matter
- Shark Attack by H. David Baldridge on page 244, and Back Matter
- Sharks of the World (Of the World Series) by Meagan L. McKinney in Back Matter
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