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Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins
Susan Casey
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Description for Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins
Paperback. A devastating chronicle of the damage wrought when human and dolphin worlds meet Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Humans and dolphins have a unique bond. We know that dolphins are highly intelligent, intensely sociable beings who recognize their own reflections, introduce themselves by name, form close friendships, communicate constantly, feel despondent, rescue one another (and humans), deduce, infer, throw tantrums, gossip, joke, and scheme. Many who have swum with them describe the experience as life-changing. They are heralded as magical creatures, and yet we force them into starring roles at theme parks, trade them on the black market and put them to slaughter. Voices in the Ocean is at once a ... Read more
Humans and dolphins have a unique bond. We know that dolphins are highly intelligent, intensely sociable beings who recognize their own reflections, introduce themselves by name, form close friendships, communicate constantly, feel despondent, rescue one another (and humans), deduce, infer, throw tantrums, gossip, joke, and scheme. Many who have swum with them describe the experience as life-changing. They are heralded as magical creatures, and yet we force them into starring roles at theme parks, trade them on the black market and put them to slaughter. Voices in the Ocean is at once a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780749341
SKU
V9781780749341
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Susan Casey
Susan Casey is author of the New York Times bestsellers The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean and The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks. An award-winning journalist, her work has been featured in Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Outside and National Geographic. She lives in Hawaii. ... Read more
Reviews for Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins
`Seems to be pitching for a TV series with its show-stopping opening...A brilliantly written and passionate book...timely and urgent.'
Guardian
`Gripping...Casey is a joyously lyrical writer, and her descriptions of dolphin and human behaviour are mostly laugh-out-loud funny.'
Mail on Sunday
`Casey's journey through the history of research into dolphin intelligence...uncovered things that had me gasping.' ... Read more
Guardian
`Gripping...Casey is a joyously lyrical writer, and her descriptions of dolphin and human behaviour are mostly laugh-out-loud funny.'
Mail on Sunday
`Casey's journey through the history of research into dolphin intelligence...uncovered things that had me gasping.' ... Read more