|a Marine mammalogists |0 |z United States |0 |v Biography. |a Women marine mammalogists |0 |z United States |0 |v Biography. |a 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations, maps |c 24 cm |a Listening to whales : |b what the orcas have taught us / |c Alexandra Morton. |a UOK |b eng |c UOK |d XTZ |d TJC |d UMC |d HFU A fascinating study of the profound communion between humans and whales, this book will open your eyes anew to the wonders of the natural world. Her recordings of the whales have led her to a deeper understanding of the mystery of whale echolocation, the vocal communication that enables the mammals to find their way in the dark sea. In 1984, Alexandra moved to a remote bay in British Columbia to continue her research with wild orcas. At the same time she made the startling observation that the whales were inventing wonderful synchronized movements, a behavior that was soon recognized as a defining characteristic of orca society. She recorded the varied language of mating, childbirth, and even grief after the birth of a stillborn calf. In the late 1970s, while working at Marineland in California, Alexandra pioneered the recording of orca sounds by dropping a hydrophone into the tank of two killer whales. In Listening to Whales, Alexandra Morton shares spellbinding stories about her career in whale and dolphin research and what she has learned from and about these magnificent mammals.

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