Sperm Whales - Whitehead Hal
Famed in story as the great leviathans, sperm whales are truly creatures of extremes. Males can reach a length of sixty-two feet and can weigh upwards of fifty tons.With this book, Hal Whitehead gives us a clearer picture of the ecology and social life of sperm whales than we hav… Celý popis ↓
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Sperm Whales - Whitehead Hal
Famed in story as the great leviathans, sperm whales are truly creatures of extremes. Males can reach a length of sixty-two feet and can weigh upwards of fifty tons.With this book, Hal Whitehead gives us a clearer picture of the ecology and social life of sperm whales than we have ever had before. Giants among all whales, they also have the largest brains of any creature on Earth.
Among the many fascinating topics he explores is the crucial role that culture plays in the life of the sperm whale, and he traces the consequences of this argument for both evolution and conservation. Based on almost two decades of field research, Whitehead describes their biology, behavior, and habitat; how they organize their societies; and how their complex lifestyles may have evolved in this unique environment. Finally, drawing on these findings, Whitehead builds a general model of how the ocean
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