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02390cam a22003734a 4500 001 5B39C39A2B0C11DE82774608A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20210729012405 008 051028s2006 caua b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2005056341 020 $a 9781578051267 020 $a 1578051266 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d UKM $d C#P $d IXA $d VP@ $d YAM $d IG# $d COO $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d YUS $d BUR $d IWV $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QL737.C4 $b C397 2006 082 00 $a 599.5 $2 22 100 1 $a Chadwick, Douglas H. 245 1 $a The grandest of lives : $b eye to eye with whales / $c Douglas H. Chadwick. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a Berkeley, Calif. : $b Distributed by University of California Press, $c c2006. 300 $a 256 p. : $b ill. ; $c 22 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a The largest creatures to inhabit the Earth, whales have long inspired awe in human beings. Because they spend almost 95 percent of their time beneath the ocean surface, however, little has been known about their lives--until recently. With advances in technology and more intense study, fresh facts are coming to light about these magnificent mammals, and to be a whale watcher now, says author and wildlife biologist Douglas Chadwick, is to have a front-row seat to stunning discoveries. Chadwick has followed and reported on whales for more than a decade, and here he offers an insider's view of modern-day scientific whale observation--from data gathering to spirited scientific debate to expedition storytelling. Provides detailed portraits of five whale species that represent a cross-section of the forms and lifestyles of cetaceans worldwide.--From publisher description. 505 0 $a The singer : humpback whale -- The diver : northern bottlenose whale -- The killer : orca -- The commoner : minke whale -- The giant : blue whale. 650 0 $a Whales. 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0626/2005056341-b.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0626/2005056341-d.html 941 $a 4 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160823084639.0 952 $l PTAX572 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l OMAX631 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20090701080000.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5B39C39A2B0C11DE82774608A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IWVInitiate Another SILO Locator Search