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001 ocn681500370
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008 101129s2011 ksuaf b s001 0 eng
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050 00 $aQL737.C435$bE437 2011
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100 1 $aEllis, Richard,$d1938-
245 14 $aThe great sperm whale :$ba natural history of the ocean's most magnificent and mysterious creature /$cRichard Ellis.
260 $aLawrence, Kan. :$bUniversity Press of Kansas,$c℗♭2011.
300 $axv, 368 pages, [16] pages of plates :$billustrations (some color) ;$c27 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 335-358) and index.
505 0 $aPhysty -- Mr. Melville's whale -- Whence the sperm whale? -- The (un)natural history of the sperm whale -- The social lives of sperm whales -- Battle of the giants -- "I'll have the calamari -- " -- Making contact -- How to catch a whale -- The war on whales -- "Can leviathan long endure so wide a chase?" -- Appendix. The adventures of a whale painter.
520 $aAn exploration of the sperm whale that provides information on the evolution, ecology, biology, anatomy, behavior, social organization, intelligence, diet, and other aspects of the species and discusses its clash with giant squid, the history of the whaling industry, and the author's experience saving a beached whale.
650 0 $aSperm whale.
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