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To Touch A Wild Dolphin: The Lives and Minds of the Dolphins of Monkey Mia
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780385491778
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385491778
ISBN-13
9780385491778
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2264184
Product Key Features
Book Title
To Touch a Wild Dolphin : a Journey of Discovery with the Sea's Most Intelligent Creatures
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Animals / Marine Life, Life Sciences / Marine Biology, Science & Technology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"An unexpected picture of dolphin society. . . . [H]ow lucky we are that Rachel Smolker had the skills to make her hard-won results available to us in such an attractive way." --Times Literary Supplement "Like the wild dolphins of the title, this book is scintillating, provocative, intelligent, mysterious, and above all, fascinating." Richard Ellis, author ofEncyclopedia of the Sea "Read this important book. . . . It is a landmark in our understanding of our fellow species." Sy Montgomery, author ofJourney of the Pink Dolphins "At once a great adventure story and an astonishing account of scientific exploration. . . . Deserves comparison with Jane Goodall's classicIn the Shadow of Man" --Dale Peterson, author ofVisions of Caliban, "An unexpected picture of dolphin society. . . . [H]ow lucky we are that Rachel Smolker had the skills to make her hard-won results available to us in such an attractive way." --Times Literary Supplement "Like the wild dolphins of the title, this book is scintillating, provocative, intelligent, mysterious, and above all, fascinating." Richard Ellis, author of Encyclopedia of the Sea "Read this important book. . . . It is a landmark in our understanding of our fellow species." Sy Montgomery, author of Journey of the Pink Dolphins "At once a great adventure story and an astonishing account of scientific exploration. . . . Deserves comparison with Jane Goodall's classic In the Shadow of Man" --Dale Peterson, author of Visions of Caliban, "An unexpected picture of dolphin society. . . . [H]ow lucky we are that Rachel Smolker had the skills to make her hard-won results available to us in such an attractive way." -- Times Literary Supplement "Like the wild dolphins of the title, this book is scintillating, provocative, intelligent, mysterious, and above all, fascinating." Richard Ellis, author of Encyclopedia of the Sea "Read this important book. . . . It is a landmark in our understanding of our fellow species." Sy Montgomery, author of Journey of the Pink Dolphins "At once a great adventure story and an astonishing account of scientific exploration. . . . Deserves comparison with Jane Goodall's classic In the Shadow of Man " --Dale Peterson, author of Visions of Caliban
Dewey Decimal
599.53/15 B
Synopsis
In 1982, Rachel Smolker traveled to Monkey Mia, a remote spot in western Australia where she'd heard wild dolphins regularly interact with people. She had no intention of staying long; she simply wanted to see if the rumors were true. That initial trip changed Smolker's life; it commenced a fifteen-year scientific obsession that has culminated in this fascinating scientific adventure story-the first-ever intimate account of dolphin life in the wild. To Touch A Wild Dolphin is a seminal work that radically alters our fundamental understanding of these enigmatic creatures. Learning to identify scores of dolphins by their dorsal fin, Smolker and her team of scientists were able to conduct close and consistent studies that revealed the dolphin to be even more intelligent than we'd previously suspected. And while they were every bit as playful as we've known them to be, they also proved to have a dark and alarmingly violent side. But more than just a document on dolphins, this book is a touchingly personal look at the life of a scientist, at the rigors and sacrifices but also the wonders and joys of unending days in the field. Written with prose poetic and pristine, this book is nothing short of a landmark., In 1982, Rachel Smolker traveled to Monkey Mia, a remote spot in western Australia where she'd heard wild dolphins regularly interact with people. She had no intention of staying long; she simply wanted to see if the rumors were true. That initial trip changed Smolker's life; it commenced a fifteen-year scientific obsession that has culminated in this fascinating scientific adventure storythe first-ever intimate account of dolphin life in the wild. To Touch A Wild Dolphin is a seminal work that radically alters our fundamental understanding of these enigmatic creatures. Learning to identify scores of dolphins by their dorsal fin, Smolker and her team of scientists were able to conduct close and consistent studies that revealed the dolphin to be even more intelligent than we'd previously suspected. And while they were every bit as playful as we've known them to be, they also proved to have a dark and alarmingly violent side. But more than just a document on dolphins, this book is a touchingly personal look at the life of a scientist, at the rigors and sacrifices but also the wonders and joys of unending days in the field. Written with prose poetic and pristine, this book is nothing short of a landmark.
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