Watching Giants: The Secret Lives of Whales [Paperback]

Personal, anecdotal, and highly engaging,Watching Giantsopens a window on a world that seems quite like our own, yet is so different that understanding it pushes the very limits of our senses. Elin Kelsey's colorful first-person account, drawing from her rich, often humorous, everyday experiences as a mother, a woman, and a scientist, takes us to the incredibly productive waters of the Gulf of California and beyond, to oceans around the world. Kelsey brings us along as she talks to leading cetacean researchers and marine ecologists about their intriguing discoveries. We encounter humpback whales that build nets from bubbles, gain a disturbing maternal perspective on the dolphin-tuna issue, uncover intimate details about whale sex, and contemplate the meaning of the complex social networks that exist in the seas. What emerges alongside these fascinating snapshots of whale culture is a dizzying sense of the tremendous speed with which we are changing the oceans' ecosystemsthrough overfishing, noise pollution, even real estate development.Watching Giantsintroduces a world of immense interconnectivity and beautyone that is now facing imminent peril.

Elin Kelseyis the author ofSaving Sea Otters, Finding Out about Whales, Strange New Species,and other books. She consults for environmental organizations including the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the World Conservation Union (IUCN). She is a faculty member in the School of Environment and Sustainability at Royal Roads University in Canada.

InWatching Giants: The Secret Lives of Whales,Elin Kelsey provides an in depth look into one of the world's most magnificent creatures. I'm sure these stories will amaze and inspire you as they did me. A joy to read. Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder, The Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace

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