Narwhals - Arctic Whales in a Melting World

Todd McLeish is the author of Golden Wings and Hairy Toes: Encounters with New England's Most Imperiled Wildlife and Basking with Humpbacks: Tracking Threatened Marine Life in New England Waters. He lives in Pascoag, Rhode Island.

List of contents

Prologue

1. First Encounter

2. Whale Spotting

3. A Symphony of Moos

4. The Inside-Out Tooth

5. Mythology

6. Melting Ice

7. Greenland

8. Subsistence

9. Muktuk

10. To the East

11. Playing Catch

12. Gaining Ground

13. Looking Ahead

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Todd McLeish

Summary

From a history of the trade in narwhal tusks to descriptions of narwhals' vocalizations as heard through hydrophones, this book reveals the beauty and thrill of the narwhal and its habitat, and the threat it faces from a rapidly changing world.

Product details

• Authors: Todd Mcleish
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.07.2014
• EAN: 9780295994161
• ISBN: 978-0-295-99416-1
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology