Of Orcas and Men
What Killer Whales Can Teach Us
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Gabriel Vaughan
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David Neiwert
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The orca—otherwise known as the killer whale—is one of earth's most intelligent animals. Remarkably sophisticated, orcas have languages and cultures and even long-term memories, and their capacity for echolocation is nothing short of a sixth sense. They are also benign and gentle, which makes the story of the captive-orca industry—and the endangerment of their population in Puget Sound—that much more damning.
In Of Orcas and Men, a marvelously compelling mix of cultural history, environmental reporting, and scientific research, David Neiwert explores an extraordinary species and its occasionally fraught relationship with human beings. Beginning with their role in myth and contemporary culture, Neiwert shows how killer whales came to capture our imaginations and brings to life the often-catastrophic environmental consequences of that appeal.
In the tradition of Barry Lopez's classic Of Wolves and Men, David Neiwert's book is a triumph of reporting, observation, and research, and a powerful tribute to one of the animal kingdom's most remarkable members.
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Drawing on interviews, official records, private archives, and his own family history, Jason M. Colby tells the exhilarating and often heartbreaking story of how people came to love the ocean's greatest predator.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gives you lots of information on whale events and people in the cetacean world.
- De Eric & Lexi en 09-21-24
De: Jason M. Colby
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Fathoms
- The World in the Whale
- De: Rebecca Giggs
- Narrado por: Shiromi Arserio
- Duración: 12 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 52
When writer Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beachfront in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales reflect the condition of our oceans. Fathoms: The World in the Whale is “a work of bright and careful genius” (Robert Moor, New York Times best-selling author of On Trails), one that blends natural history, philosophy, and science to explore: How do whales experience ecological change? How has whale culture been both understood and changed by human technology?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Eating whale with author .
- De Private Person en 03-22-21
De: Rebecca Giggs
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Spying on Whales
- The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures
- De: Nick Pyenson
- Narrado por: Nick Pyenson
- Duración: 7 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 222
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 199
Called “the best of science writing” (Edward O. Wilson) and named a best book by Popular Science, a dive into the secret lives of whales, from their four-legged past to their perilous present. Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving species to have ever lived on our planet. They evolved from land-roaming, dog-size creatures into animals that move like fish, breathe like us, can grow to 300,000 pounds, live 200 years, and travel entire ocean basins. Whales fill us with terror, awe, and affection - yet there is still so much we don't know about them.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The title of this book should be Catfish
- De Max Farrar en 08-27-18
De: Nick Pyenson
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Beneath the Surface
- Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish
- De: John Hargrove, Howard Chua-Eoan
- Narrado por: John Hargrove
- Duración: 8 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 633
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 569
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 571
Over the course of two decades, John Hargrove worked with 20 different whales on two continents and at two of SeaWorld's U.S. facilities. For Hargrove, becoming an orca trainer fulfilled a childhood dream. However, as his experience with the whales deepened, Hargrove came to doubt that their needs could ever be met in captivity.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Tragic, Brutal
- De Gillian en 04-16-15
De: John Hargrove, y otros
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Other Minds
- The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness
- De: Peter Godfrey-Smith
- Narrado por: Peter Noble
- Duración: 7 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,144
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,808
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,805
In Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith, a distinguished philosopher of science and a skilled scuba diver, tells a bold new story of how subjective experience crept into being—how nature became aware of itself. As Godfrey-Smith stresses, it is a story that largely occurs in the ocean, where animals first appeared.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mischief and Craft
- De Darwin8u en 08-10-17
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Of Orcas and Men
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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- JQ
- 07-03-24
Amazing
Insight into the world of orca, that is just a reflection of ourselves, with the exception of torture for pleasure. Orca kill for food, not fun. They are extremely intelligent, sensitive animals that deserve full protection. Thank you.
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- Hendrick
- 07-15-24
An Introduction to Conservation
I usually listen to history or fiction, so when I bought this book on a whim I did not know what to expect. I was surprised to find the author present an accessible and informative account of the Orca, covering a wide breadth of topics from its biology to the mythology that surrounds it, to the whales own behavior and social relations. All of this prepares the reader for the most engaging part of the book which covers the 20th and 21st century struggle over the fate of the Orcas in the captive whale industry. Much of what is recounted happened before I was born, so I found this a fascinating primer on an issue that was mostly settled by the time I was a small child.
The author also offers very handy tips on how to get into ethical whale watching. After having my interest in the Orcas fanned by this book, I might just have to do it!
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