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"For the past twenty-five years, Alexandra Morton has been at the forefront of whale and dolphin research, dedicating her life to the study of orcas (also known as killer whales). Now in Listening to Whales, Morton shares the story of her career, her adventures in the wilderness, the heartbreak she has endured, and the rewards of living her life on her own terms.".
"Born into an artistic family in Connecticut, Morton experienced a seismic jolt when at age twelve she first read the work of primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall and knew she wanted to study wild animals. Soon afterward, listening for the first time to orcas communicating with each other, she knew she had found her lifework. In the late 1970s, while working at California's Marineland, Alexandra pioneered the recording of whale 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 and perfecting wonderful synchronized movements, a behavior that was soon recognized as a defining characteristic of orca society.".
"At once an inspiring story of a woman's determination to live her life on her own terms and 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."--BOOK JACKET.
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Biography, Killer whale, Marine mammalogists, Whales, Women marine mammalogists, Mensch, Tiere, Schwertwal, Akustische Kommunikation, Animal, Killer whalesPeople
Alexandra Morton (1957-)Places
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Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us
June 1, 2004, Ballantine Books
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in English
0345442881 9780345442888
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Listening to whales: what the orcas have taught us
2002, Ballantine
in English
- 1st ed.
0345437942 9780345437945
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