Whales and porpoises have captivated humans since the days of antiquity. If anything, this fascination has only grown in our times.
Encounters with whales and porpoises in their natural environment rank amongst the most exciting and memorable experiences that modern tourism has to offer.
This book provides the reader with practical aids for the identification of all 79 cetacean species and observation of these gentle giants and playful inhabitants of the ocean.
Entertaining feature stories describe their habits and unique capabilities in vivid detail.
Contents
• Contents
 Introduction and Glossary
• Whales
 Suborder Baleen Whales
 Family Gray Whales
 Family Rorqual Whales
 Family Right Whales
 Family Pygmy Right Whales
 Suborder Toothed Whales
 Family Sperm Whales
 Family White Whales
 Family Dolphins
 Family Porpoises
 Family Beaked Whales
 Family River Dolphins
• Picture Stories
 Whacked by a Gray Whale
 Honeymoon
 The First Time
 Seagull Attacks
 Death of a Blue Princess
 Barrier to the North
 Pelagos
 Hunting Humpbacks
 Las Ballenas Jorobadas
 Eye to Eye
 Mating at Valdes
 Toy Story
 The Maldives Whale Net
 Tete-a-Tete
 Poisonous Cocktail
 Enigmatic Beluga
 Whaling with a Camera
 Killer Whales Living up to their Name
 Chased by a False Killer Whale
 Captain Hook
 Trophy Hunter
 Trapped
 Spinning Acrobats
 Friends of Mankind
 A Sinai Tale
• Dolphin Dance
• Strangers in Fresh Waters
• A Run-in with Honey
• Through Donald's Black & White Lens
• Co-operative Feeding in a Brackish River
• Patagonia Hunters
• The Legend Lives On
