To Touch a Wild Dolphin : A Journey of Discovery with the Seas Most Intelligent Creatures

English

ISBN: 0385491778

EAN: 9780385491778

Category: Nature / Marine Life

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Release Date: 07/31/2002

Synopsis: In 1982, Rachel Smolker traveled to Monkey Mia, a remote spot in western Australia where shed heard wild dolphins regularly interact with people. She had no intention of staying long; she simply wanted to see if the rumors were true. That initial trip changed Smolkers life; it commenced a fifteen-year scientific obsession that has culminated in this fascinating scientific adventure storythe first-ever intimate account of dolphin life in the wild. To Touch A Wild Dolphinis a seminal work that radically alters our fundamental understanding of these enigmatic creatures. Learning to identify scores of dolphins by their dorsal fin, Smolker and her team of scientists were able to conduct close and consistent studies that revealed the dolphin to be even more intelligent than wed previously suspected. And while they were every bit as playful as weve known them to be, they also proved to have a dark and alarmingly violent side. But more than just a document on dolphins, this book is a touchingly personal look at the life of a scientist, at the rigors and sacrifices but also the wonders and joys of unending days in the field. Written with prose poetic and pristine, this book is nothing short of a landmark.

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To Touch a Wild Dolphin : A Journey of Discovery with the Seas Most Intelligent Creatures

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.64 inches

Width: 5.14 inches

Length: 8.0 inches

Weight: 8.54 oz

Pages: 304