Narwhals
Subtitle: Arctic whales in a melting world
By: Todd McLeish
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780295992648
Subjects: Narwhal
Description: Drawing on the knowledge of scientists, Inuit storytellers, and historians, explores the behaviors and habitat of the northernmost whale on the planet, and reveals how it is struggling to survive as the world's climate changes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: First encounter; title: Whale spotting; title: A symphony of moos; title: The inside-out tooth; title: Mythology; title: Melting ice; title: Greenland; title: Subsistence; title: Muktuk; title: To the east; title: Playing catch; title: Gaining ground; title: Looking ahead.