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Sperm Whales (Worldlife Library)

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Jonathan Gordon has written a splendid book describing the sperm whale's habitat and lifestyle. These huge creatures of the deep often leave their calves frolicking at the surface of the ocean to dive hundreds of feet into the deep sea in their search for food. These crushing depths might prove fatal to other sea creatures, but the sperm whale has adapted its rib cage to collapse under pressure.

The sperm whale's pattern of clicks or codas are distinctive forms of communication, usually heard when the whales are socializing near the surface. Variations also occur in whales located near the Galapagos, Azores or Caribbean.

Fishing trawlers pose a great risk for the sperm whales, as the whales become easily entangled in the large nets and drown. Seismic surveys, military sonar and underwater experiments also wreak havoc with the sperm whale's need for sonar. This type of acoustic noise is of great concern, since the whale's eye is very small compared to its body length. Its main sensory source is sound. Illustrated with stunning photographs, this book is suitable as a gift or as a worthy read resting on your coffee table.

I'm disappointed with my purchase of SPERM WHALES. It's the basic problem with buying coffee-table books on Amazon: there's no satisfying way to inspect them first.

I thought this was a hardbound coffee table book with a jillion pictures and diagrams. No, it's a short, softcover book that's slightly oversized (about the size of a 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper on its side). You can read the contents in about an hour if you seriously sat down to it.

Only about 20 pictures, none of them really amazing.

The text also has a constant aggrieved liberal tone running through it.

If you love whales you MUST get this book. The pictures are amazing and reading is very easy. This is a wonderful book about the GREATEST DIVER on earth.

Sperm whales are my favorite animal. So whatever I can find to read or watch on them is GREAT. Thanks.

Pretty good pictures of Sperm Whales. Information within book makes it good for coffee table. Not very technical. For more intense information on Sperm Whales check out the book Pottwale at www.Amazon.de (*this book is in german). Lots of info and plenty of photos.