Whale Watch – a Guide to New Zealand's Whales and Dolphins
Alan Tennyson
by Geoffrey J. Cox (Collins) $24.95 The author’s attractive drawings supplemented by an informative, well-researched text make this whale book stand apart from the rest. The book concentrates on the whales and dolphins commonly found around New Zealand, giving a brief mention to the rarities, but illustrating every species. The whaling era, fossil whales, whale biology and modern day threats such as set and drift gill nets are covered in introductory chapters. From or-ange-roughy-munching sperm whales to the speedy 48-km-per-hour sei whales and 80-year-old orcas, the author manages to pack in many interesting facts. This is a thoroughly readable book for the amateur whale and dolphin enthusiast.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 23, Issue 1, 1 February 1992, Page 46
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119Whale Watch – a Guide to New Zealand's Whales and Dolphins Forest and Bird, Volume 23, Issue 1, 1 February 1992, Page 46
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