Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.47 (858 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345442881 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. 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.. 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. 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. In 1984, Alexandra moved to a remote bay in British Columbia to continue her research with wild orcas. 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. She recorded the varied language of mating, childbirth, and even grief after the birth of a stillborn calf
"She did much more than listen." according to A psychologist. This well written book describes the author's fascination with all animals and her willingness to travel far to observe and research killer whales. In addition to providing her history and knowledge of the whales, her use of language is delightful.. Neil Frazer said Eyes of the Raincoast. This is the autobiography (so far) of whale researcher Alexandra Morton who came to the remote Broughton Archipelago in 198Eyes of the Raincoast Neil Frazer This is the autobiography (so far) of whale researcher Alexandra Morton who came to the remote Broughton Archipelago in 1984 to study orcas and was herself woven by nature into the warp and woof of that amazing place. While telling a fascinating story the book imparts a great deal of knowledge in so . to study orcas and was herself woven by nature into the warp and woof of that amazing place. While telling a fascinating story the book imparts a great deal of knowledge in so . "Loved it" according to L. Haverstock. I didn't realize until I read the book how drawn I am to marine biology esp. whales. She starts in Malibu with Dr. Lilly and moves to the old Marineland where she listens herself and ends up on Vancouver Island where pods were just beginning to be studied.I expected something more New Age. She sticks
. She has faced down the inherent difficulty of finding the elusive creatures she studies, the periodic economic uncertainty of life in a remote place and the death of her husband in a diving accident. After getting her ears wet cataloguing the recordings John Lilly (the author of Man and Dolphin) made of his controversial language experiments with dolphins, Morton turned her own hydrophone on the captive orca pair Orky and Corky, at the now closed Marineland of the Pacific in Palos Verde, Calif. From Publishers Weekly Orca researcher Morton descri