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RECORD NUMBER: 26 OF 35| Main Title | Of orcas and men : what killer whales can teach us / | ||||||||||||
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| Author | Neiwert, David, ; Neiwert, David A., | ||||||||||||
| Publisher | The Overlook Press, | ||||||||||||
| Year Published | 2015 | ||||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 907642172 | ||||||||||||
| ISBN | 9781468308655; 1468308653; 9780715649916; 0715649914 | ||||||||||||
| Subjects | Killer whale ; Human-animal relationships ; Killer whale--Psychology ; Cognition in animals ; Killer whale--Conservation--Northwest, Pacific | ||||||||||||
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| Edition | First edition. | ||||||||||||
| Collation | 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm | ||||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Close encounters -- The people under the sea -- The connected life -- The ancient ones -- The demon from hell -- The guardians -- Salmon, boats, and oil -- Freeing Willies -- Orcinus ethics -- Seeing wild orcas : a note. A revelatory history of orcas evaluates them as one of the planet's most intelligent animals, challenging beliefs about their "killer" natures while citing the threats to their populations. |