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Whale Primer, with Special Attention to the California Gray Whale

Walker, Theodore J.· 5 chapters· 15,380 words

INTRODUCTION 1 TWO GENERAL MIGRATION ROUTES 2 WHALE WATERS--SUMMER AND WINTER 5 FEEDING--FILTER WHALES 6 EVOLUTION OF WHALES 10 Breathing Adaptations 10 Swimming Adaptations 11 WHALE TYPES 15 Porpoises and Dolphins 15 Squid Eaters 18 Filter Whales 18 SIGNIFICANCE OF BLUBBER 19...

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3. Part 3

Naturally, the whales which are currently the object of research are those which are commercially important and available. The California gray whale which would be convenient fo...

4. Part 4

Commercial whaling began in Spain during the Middle Ages. At that time the black right whale was plentiful along the coast of the Basque province, and it provided an ideal quarr...

2. Part 2

Although a whale can be sighted by the telltale spout, a frightened whale may elude detection by exhaling just before surfacing, so that nothing more than a foamy patch is produ...

1. Part 1

INTRODUCTION 1 TWO GENERAL MIGRATION ROUTES 2 WHALE WATERS--SUMMER AND WINTER 5 FEEDING--FILTER WHALES 6 EVOLUTION OF WHALES 10 Breathing Adaptations 10 Swimming Adaptations 11...

5. Part 5

We can only hope that man will learn to exploit whales in such a way as to take only the surplus and leave the main stock, creating thereby a perpetual resource. Man can best pr...