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1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 52 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Karen White. |
| Summary |
From the author of The Hidden Lives of Owls, an exploration of the elusive lives of whales in the Pacific Ocean, home to orcas, humpbacks, sperm, blue, and gray whales. Leigh Calvez has spent a dozen years researching, observing, and probing the lives of the giants of the deep. Here, she relates the stories of nature's most remarkable creatures, including the familial orcas in the waters of Washington State and British Columbia; the migratory humpbacks; and the ancient, deep-diving blue whales, the largest animals on the planet. The lives of these whales are conveyed through the work of dedicated researchers who have spent decades tracking them along their secretive routes that extend for thousands of miles, gleaning their habits and sounds and distinguishing peculiarities. The author invites the listener onto a small research catamaran maneuvering among 100-foot-long blue whales off the coast of California; or to join the task of monitoring patterns of humpback whale movements at the ocean surface: tail throw, flipper slap, fluke up, or blow. To experience whales is breathtaking. To understand their lives deepens our connection with the natural world. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Whales -- Pacific Ocean.
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| Added Author |
White, Karen (Karen Elizabeth), narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781977351067 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1977351069 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12300523 |
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