Dolphin (Electronic book text)


From "Flipper" to SeaWorld, dolphins have long captured our hearts. We love these friendly, intelligent mammals, and they seem to return our feelingsOCothey enjoy interacting with swimmers and have been known to encircle people under attack by sharks. Despite our familiarity with dolphins, though, we remain ill-informed about how they evolved, how they function, and how they have interacted with humans for millennia. "Dolphin" dives into the dolphinOCOs zoology, as well as its social and cultural history, to offer a comprehensive view of these delightful creatures.aDrawing on his years of experience working with and studying dolphins, Alan Rauch explores their propensity to live in pods and their ability to communicate through a variety of clicks, whistles, and other vocalizations. He examines their long relationship with humans, describing how they became the emblem of safe travel and charity, that the ancient Greeks featured them on coins, and that Hindu mythology associated them with Ganga, a river deity. As the rise in popularity of dolphinaria during the 1960s allowed the public access to dolphins, they became central characters in films like "The Day of the Dolphin" and "Johnny Mnemonic" and outsmarted humans in "The HitchhikerOCOs Guide to the Galaxy." Packed with images and thoughtful insights, "Dolphin" is a revealing look at one of our favorite sea creatures."

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From "Flipper" to SeaWorld, dolphins have long captured our hearts. We love these friendly, intelligent mammals, and they seem to return our feelingsOCothey enjoy interacting with swimmers and have been known to encircle people under attack by sharks. Despite our familiarity with dolphins, though, we remain ill-informed about how they evolved, how they function, and how they have interacted with humans for millennia. "Dolphin" dives into the dolphinOCOs zoology, as well as its social and cultural history, to offer a comprehensive view of these delightful creatures.aDrawing on his years of experience working with and studying dolphins, Alan Rauch explores their propensity to live in pods and their ability to communicate through a variety of clicks, whistles, and other vocalizations. He examines their long relationship with humans, describing how they became the emblem of safe travel and charity, that the ancient Greeks featured them on coins, and that Hindu mythology associated them with Ganga, a river deity. As the rise in popularity of dolphinaria during the 1960s allowed the public access to dolphins, they became central characters in films like "The Day of the Dolphin" and "Johnny Mnemonic" and outsmarted humans in "The HitchhikerOCOs Guide to the Galaxy." Packed with images and thoughtful insights, "Dolphin" is a revealing look at one of our favorite sea creatures."

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Reaktion Books

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Animal

Release date

December 2013

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Electronic book text

Pages

209

ISBN-13

978-1-78023-125-9

Barcode

9781780231259

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LSN

1-78023-125-3



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