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Bibliography

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      bibliographies
  1. Magnolia, L.R.   Whales, Whaling, and Whale Research: A selected Bibliography.   New York: Whale Museum Society, 1977.
  2. Truitt, Deborah.   Dolphins and Porpoises: a Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography of the Smaller Cetacea.   Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1974.


  3.   whales, general general cetacea (whales, dolphins, and porpoises)
  4. Balcomb, Kenneth.   The Whales of Hawaii, Including all Species of Marine Mammals in Hawaiian and Adjacent Waters.   Larry Foster, Illustrator.   San Francisco: The Marine Mammal Fund, 1987.
  5. Barstow, Robbins.   Meet the Great Ones.   Wethersfield, CT: Cetacean Society International, 1987.
  6. Bonner, Nigel W.   Whales of the World.   New York: Facts on File, Inc., 2003.
  7. Brower, Kenneth, and William R. Curtsinger.   Wake of the Whale.   Friends of the Earth.   San Francisco: E.P. Dutton, 1979.
  8. Clapham, P.   Whales of the World.   Stillwater, Minn.: Voyageur Press, 1999.
  9. Coffey, David J.   Dolphins, Whales, and Porpoises: an Encyclopedia of Sea Mammals.   New York: McMillan, 1976.
  10. Cousteau, Jacques, and Yves Paccalet.   Whales   New York: Harry A. Abrams Publishers, 1988.
  11. Darling, James.   Wild Whales.   Vancouver, B.C.: Summer Wild Productions, 1987.
  12. Day, David.   The Whale War.   San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1987.
  13. Dietz, Tim.   Whales and Man.   Dublin, New Hampshire: Yankee Publishing Inc., 1987.
  14. D'Vincent, Cynthia.   Voyaging With the Whales.   Toronto: Boulton Publishing Services, 1989.
  15. Ellis, Richard.   The Book of Whales.   New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1980.
  16. Ellis, Richard.   Dolphins and Porpoises.   New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1982.
  17. Evans, P.G.   Whales.   London: Whittet Books, 1990.
  18. Evans, Peter. G.H.   Whales and Dolphins.   New York: Facts on File, 1987
  19. Gaskin, D.E.   The Ecology of Whales and Dolphins.   Over Wallop, Hampshire, Great Britain: BAS Printers Ltd., 1982; reprinted in 1985
  20. Gatenby, Greg, Editor.   Whales, A Celebration.   Boston: Little Brown and Co., 1983.
  21. Harrison, R., and M. Bryden.   Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises.   New York: Facts on File, 1988.
  22. Hoyt, Erich.   Orca, the Whale Called Killer.   Ontario, Canada: Camden House Publishing; U.S.: E.P. Dutton, 1984.
  23. Hoyt, Erich.   The Whale Watcher's Handbook.   Pieter Folkens, Illustrator.   New York: Doubleday and Co., 1984.
  24. Kirkevold, Barbara C., and Joan S. Lockhard.   Behavioral Biology of Killer Whales.   New York: Alan R. Liss, 1986.
  25. Leatherwood, Stephen, and Randall R. Reeves. The Sierra Club Handbook of Whales and Dolphins.   Paintings by Larry Foster. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1983.
  26. Mann, Janet, et al.   Cetacean Societies: Field Studies of Whales and Dolphins.   Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2000.
  27. Martin, Anthony R., et al.   The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Whales and Dolphins.   New York: Portland House, 1990.
  28. Martin, Tony.   World of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises.   Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 2003.
  29. Mead, James G., and Joy P. Gold.   Whales and Dolphins in Question.   Flip Nicklen, Photographer.   The Smithsonian Answer Book.   Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2002.
  30. Minasian, Stanley M., and Kenneth C. Balcomb.   The World's Whales, The Complete Illustrated Guide.   Larry Foster, Illustrator.   Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institutional Press, 1984.
  31. Norris, Kenneth S., et al.   Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises.   Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1995.
  32. Radway, Allen K.   Conservation and Management of Whales.   Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1980.
  33. Scammon, Charles M.   The Marine Mammals of the Northwestern Coast of North America, With Account of the American Whale Fisheries.   New York: Dover Press, 1968.   Reprint of Putnam's 1874 edition.
  34. Thewissen, J.G.M., Ed.   The Emergence of Whales: Evolutionary Patterns in the Origin of Cetacea.   New York: Plenium, 1998.
  35. Tinker, Spencer W.   Whales of the World.   New York: E.J. Brill, 1988.
  36. The Whale Book.   Written and compiled by the Center for Action on Endangered Species.   Washington, D.C.: Whale Protection Fund, 1978.
  37. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: An Encyclopedic Survey by International Experts.   New York: Facts on File, 1988.
  38. Whale Manual.   Written and compiled by Friends of the Earth.   London, 1978.
  39. Williams, Heathcote.   Whale Nation.   New York: Harmony Books, 1988.


  40. go to top of page   dolphins & porpoises
  41. Caldwell, David K. and Melba C. World of the Bottlenose Dolphin.   St. Augustine, FL: Biological Systems, Inc. Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1972.
  42. Donovan, G., and A. Bjorge, Eds. Biology of the Phocoenids. Special Issue 16 of the Reports of the International Whaling Commission, Cambridge, UK. 1995.
  43. Ellis, Richard. Dolphins and Porpoises.   New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982.
  44. Leatherwood, S., D. Caldwell, and H. Winn. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic: a Guide to Their Identification.   Dept. of Commerce, Supt. of Documents, U.S. Govt. Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402, 1976.
  45. Leatherwood, Stephen, and Randall R. Reeves. The Bottlenose Dolphin.  San Diego: Academic Press, 1990.
  46. Leatherwood, S., R. Reeves, W. Perrin, and W. Evans. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Eastern north Pacific and Adjacent Arctic Waters.   NOAA Technical Report, NMFS Circular 444, Seattle: 1982. Dept. of Commerce, Supt of Documents, U.S. Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
  47. Lilly, John. Communication Between Man and Dolphin: the Possibility of Talking With Other Species.   New York: W.W. Norton, 1974.
  48. Norris, K.S. The Porpoise Watcher: a Naturalist's Experience with Porpoises and Whales.   New York: W.W. Norton, 1974.
  49. Pryor, Karen. Lads Before the Wind: Diary of a Dolphin Trainer.   North Bend, WA: Sunshine Books, 1975.
  50. Read, Andrew. Porpoises.   Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 1999.
  51. Ridgeway, Sam. The Dolphin Doctor.   Dublin, NH: Yankee Publishing, 1987.
  52. Shane, Susan. Bottlenose Dolphin in the Wild.   San Carlos, CA: Hatcher Trade Press, 1988.
  53. Williams, Healthcote. Falling for a Dolphin.   New York: Harmony Books, 1989.
  54. Wilson, Ben. Dolphins of the World.   Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 1998.


  55. go to top of page   seals, sea lions, & walruses
  56. Bruemmer, Fred. Seasons of the Seal.   Minocqua, WI: North Wind Press, 1988.
  57. Howe, Sherri. Mirounga: a Guide to Elephant Seals.   Santa Cruz, CA: Nature's Image, 1986.
  58. King, Judith E. Seals of the World.   Ithaca, NY: Comstock Publishing Associates, Division of Cornell University Press, 1983.
  59. King, Judith E. Seals of the World.   London: British Museum of Natural History, 1966.
  60. Leon, Vicki. Seals and Sea Lions.   San Luis Obispo, CA: Blake Publishing, 1988.
  61. Lockley, R.M. Grey Seal, Common Seal.   New York: October House, 1966.
  62. Maxwell, Gavin. Seals of the World.   Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1967.
  63. Riedman, Marianne. The Pinnipeds.   Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1990.


  64. go to top of page   marine mammals
  65. Berta, A., and J.L. Sumich. Marine Mammals: evolutionary biology.   New York, NY: Academic Press, 1999.
  66. Daugherty, Anita. Marine Mammals of California.   Sacramento: State Dept Of Fish and Game, 1965.
  67. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA. The Story of the Pribilof Fur Seals.   Supt. of Documents U.S. Govt Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, 1977.
  68. Folkens, Pieter A. (Illustrator), Randall R. Reeves, et al. National Audubon Society, Guide to Marine Mammals of the World.   New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.
  69. Haley, Delphine. Marine Mammals.  Seattle: Pacific Search Press, 1986.
  70. Howell, A.B. Aquatic Mammals: Their Adaptation to Life in the Water.   New York: Dover Press, 1970.
  71. Hoeltzel, Rus A., Ed. Marine Mammal Biology, an Evolutionary Approach.   Malden, MA: Blackwell Science, 2002.
  72. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood, and M.A. Webber. Marine Mammals of the World.   Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. 1993.
  73. Leon, Vicki. A Raft of Sea Otters.  San Luis Obispo, CA: Blake Publishing, 1987.
  74. Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's Marine Mammals of the World. New York, NY: John Hopkins University Press, 2003.
  75. Orr, Robert T. Marine Mammals of California.   Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1972.
  76. Perrin, W., B. Würsig, and J.G.M. Thewissen, Eds. Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals.   New York, NY: Academic Press, 2002.
  77. Reynolds III, John E., and Sentiel A. Rommel, Eds. Biology of Marine Mammals.   Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1999.
  78. Rice, Dale. A List of the Marine Mammals of the World. Third Edition, NOAA Technical Report, U.S. Govt. Printing Office, 1977. NMFS SSRF-711.
  79. Rice, D.W. Marine Mammals of the World, Systematics and Distribution.   Special Publication No. 4. Society of Marine Mammalogy, Lawrence, Kan., 1998.
  80. Ridgeway, Sam H., and Richard J. Harrison, Eds. Handbook of Marine Mammals. Volume 1: The Walrus, Sea Lions, Fur Seals, and Sea Otter.   New York, NY: Academic Press, 1981.
  81. Ridgeway, Sam H., and Richard J. Harrison, Eds. Handbook of Marine Mammals. Volume 2: Seals.   New York, NY: Academic Press, 1981.
  82. Ridgeway, Sam H., and Richard J. Harrison, Eds. Handbook of Marine Mammals. Volume 3: The Sirinians and Baleen Whales.   New York, NY: Academic Press, 1985.
  83. Ridgeway, Sam H., and Richard J. Harrison, Eds. Handbook of Marine Mammals. Volume 4: River Dolphins and Larger Toothed Whales.   New York, NY: Academic Press, 1989.
  84. Ridgeway, Sam H., and Richard J. Harrison, Eds. Handbook of Marine Mammals. Volume 5: The First Book of Dolphins.   New York, NY: Academic Press, 1994.
  85. Ridgeway, Sam H., and Richard J. Harrison, Eds. Handbook of Marine Mammals. Volume 6: The Second Book of Dolphins.   New York, NY: Academic Press, 1998.
  86. Richardson, W.J., et al. Marine Mammals and Noise.   New York, NY: Academic Press, 1998.
  87. Scheffer, Victor B. A Natural History of Marine Mammals.   New York: Charles Scribner and Sons, 1976.
  88. Scheffer, Victor B. The Amazing Sea Otter.   New York: Charles Scribner and Sons, 1981.
  89. Stirling, Ian. Polar Bears. Illustrated by Dan Guravich.   Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1988.
  90. Wood, F.B. Marine Mammals and Man.   New York: Robert B. Luce, 1972.


  91. go to top of page   field guides
  92. Baker, Alan N. Whales and Dolphins of New Zealand and Australia, an Identification Guide.   Wellington, NZ: Victoria University Press, 1999.
  93. Cresswell, Greame; and Dylan Walker. Rob Still (Digital artwork); Phil Coles (Illustrations). Whales and Dolphins of the European Atlantic, The Bay of Biscay and the English Channel.   Old Basings, UK: Wildguides, ltd., 2001.
  94. Folkens, Pieter A. (illustrator), Randall R. Reeves, et al. National Audubon Society, Guide to Marine Mammals of the World.   New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.
  95. Folkens, Pieter A. (Illustrator). Marine Mammals of the Eastern North Pacific, Including Southern Alaska, the West Coast of North America, Hawaiian Islands, and Gulf of California. A concise waterproof guide.   Fairbanks, AK.: Alaska Whale Foundation, University of Alaska Sea Grant Program, 2000.
  96. Gordon, D. and C. Flaherty; American Cetacean Society Field Guide to the Orca. Sasquatch Books; Seattle, WA; 1990.
  97. Katona, S., V. Rough, and D. Richardson. A Field Guide to the Whales, Porpoises and Seals of the Gulf of Maine and Eastern Canada: Cape Cod to Newfoundland.   Third Edition. New York: Charles Scribner and Sons, 1983.
  98. Katona, Steven K., Valerie Rough, and David T. Richardson. A Field Guide to Whales, Porpoises, and Seals, from Cape Cod to Newfoundland.  Washington, DC.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993.
  99. Kinze, Christian C., Brigitte Rubaek (Illustrator). Marine Mammals of the North Atlantic.   Princeton, NJ.: Princeton University Press, 2003.
  100. Leatherwood, S., and R.R. Reeves; Larry Foster (Illustrator). The Sierra Club Handbook of Whales and Dolphins.   San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1983.
  101. Leatherwood, S., R.R. Reeves, W.F. Perrin, and W.E. Evans. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Eastern North Pacific and Adjacent Arctic Waters, a Guide to Their Identification.   New York, NY: Dover Publications, 1988.
  102. Leahy, Chriss and Barry W. Dusen (Illustrator). Whalewatchers Guide to the North Atlantic. Laminated field guide.   Lincoln, MA: Massachusetts Audubon Society., 1988.
  103. Minasian, Stanley M., Kenneth C. Balcomb III, and Larry Foster (Illustrator). The Whales of Hawaii, including all species of marine mammals in Hawaiian and adjacent waters.   San Francisco, CA.: Marine Mammal Fund, 1987.
  104. Osborne, Richard., J. Calambokidis, and E.M. Dorsey. A Guide to Marine Mammals of Greater Puget Sound.   Anacortes, WA.: Island Publishers, 1988.
  105. Reeves, Randall R., S. Leatherwood, and Brent S. Stewart. Larry Foster (Illustrator). The Sierra Club Handbook of Seals and Sirenians.   San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1992.
  106. Shirihai, Hardoram, and Brett Jarrett (illustrator). Complete Guide to the Antarctic Wildlife: Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean.   Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2003.
  107. Tan, Jose Ma. Lorenzo. A Field Guide to Whales and Dolphins in the Philippines.   Makati City: J.M.L. Tan and Bookmark. 1995.
  108. Viallelle, Serge. Dolphins and Whales of the Azores.   Portugal. 1997.
  109. Würsig, Bernd G., Thomas A. Jefferson, and David K. Schmidly. Paintings by Larry Foster. The Marine Mammals of the Gulf of Mexico.   Texas A & M University Press, College Station, TX: 2000.
  110. Wynne, Kate, and Pieter Folkens (Illustrator). Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska.   University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK: Alaska Sea Grant, 1993.
  111. Wynne, Kate, Malia Schwartz, and Garth Mix (Illustrator). Guide to Marine Mammals & Turtles of the U.S. Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico.   Narragansett, RI: University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Sea Grant, 1999.


  112. go to top of page   blue whale
  113. Calambokidis, John, and Gretchen Steiger. Blue Whales.   Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 1997.
  114. Carrighar, Sally. The Twilight Seas: a Blue Whale's Journey.   New York: Weybright and Talley, 1975.
  115. Small, George L. . The Blue Whale.  New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 1971.
  116. Smith, Vicent. The Last Blue Whale. San Francisco: Harper and Rowe, 1979.


  117. go to top of page   gray whale
  118. Coerr, Eleanor, and William E. Evans. Gigi.   New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1980.
  119. Darling, Jim. 1999. Gray Whales. Voyageur Press, Stillwater, MN.
  120. Gilmore, R.M. The Story of the Gray Whale.   San Diego: American Cetacean Society, 1972.
  121. Gohier, Francois. A Pod of Gray Whales.   San Luis Obispo, CA: Blake Publishing, 1988.
  122. Henderson, D.A. Men and Whales at Scammon's Lagoon.   Los Angeles: Dawson's Bookshop, 1972.
  123. Gordon, David G., and Alan Baldbridge. Gray Whales.   Monterey, CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium, 1991.
  124. Nickerson, Roy. Friendly Whales.   San Francisco: Chronicle Brooks, 1987.
  125. Rice, Dale, and Allen A. Wolman. A Life History and Ecology of the Gray Whale.   American Society of Mammologists, Special Publication #3, Still water, OK: Oklahoma University Press, 1971.
  126. Russell, Dick. Eye of the Whale, Epic Passage from Baja to Siberia.   New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2001.
  127. Swartz, Steve, and Mary Lou Jones. The Gray Whale.   San Diego Academic Press, 1984.


  128. go to top of page   humpback whale
  129. Clapham, Phil. Humpback Whale.   Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 1996.
  130. Nakamura, Tsuneo. Gentle Giant.   San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1988.
  131. Nickerson, Roy. Brother Whale.   San Francisco: Chronicle Press, 1977.
  132. Tiede, Tom. The Great Whale Rescue: the story of Humphrey.   New York: Pharos Books, 1986.
  133. Winn, Howard E. and Lois K. Wings in the Sea.   Hanover, N.H.: University Press of New England, 1985.


  134. go to top of page   minke whales
  135. Hoelzel, Rus, and Jonathan Stern. Minke Whales.   Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press,2000.


  136. go to top of page   orcas (killer whales)
  137. Baird, Robin W. Killer Whales of the World, Natural History and Conservation.   Stillwater, MN.: Voyageur Press, 2002.
  138. Ford, John K.B., Graeme M. Ellis, and Kenneth C. Balcomb. Killer Whales: The Natural History and Genealogy of Orcinus Orca in British Columbia and Washington State.   B.C.: University of British Columbia, 2000.
  139. Ford, John K.B., Graeme M. Ellis. Transients, Mammal-Hunting Killer Whales of British Columbia, Washington and Southeastern Alaska.  
  140. Hoyt, Erich. Orca, The Whale Called Killer.   Camden East, Ontario, Canada: Camden House, 1995.
  141. Kirkevold, Barbara C., Joan S. Lockhard. Behavioral Biology of Killer Whales.   New York: Alan R. Liss, 1986.
  142. Leon, Vicki. A Pod of Killer Whales.   San Luis Obispo, CA: Blake Publishing, 1989.
  143. Morton, Alexandra. Listening to Whales, What the Orcas have taught us.   New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 2002.


  144. go to top of page   sperm whales
  145. Melville, Herman.   Moby Dick or, The Whale.   London: Richard Bentley, 1851 (first edition).   Many reprints, e.g. New York: Modern Library, 2002.
  146. Gordon, Jonathan. Sperm Whales.   Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 1998.
  147. Scheffer, Victor B. The Year of the Whale.   New York: Scribner, 1969.
  148. Whitehead, Hal. Sperm Whales, Social Evolution in the Ocean.   University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Ill., 2003.
  149. Whitehead, Hal. Voyage to the Whales.   Toronto: Stoddart Publishing Co., 1989.


  150. go to top of page   children's books
  151. Bailer, Darice. Humpback Goes North.   Soundprints Corp. Audio. 1998.
  152. Baumann, Kurt. The Story of Jonah.   Saxonville, M.A.: North South Books, 1989.
  153. Cook, J.J., and W.L. Wisner. Blue Whale. New York: Dodd Mead and Co., 1973.
  154. Davies, Nicola, and Nick Maland (Illustrator). Big Blue Whale.   Candlewick Press.1997.
  155. Dietz, Lou. Andre: the True Story of Harboror Seal.   Camden, M.E.: Down East Books, 1986.
  156. Esbensen, B.J., and Lambert Davis (Illustrator). Baby Whales Drink Milk.   Harper Collins Juv. 1999.
  157. Field, N., and S. Machlis. Discovering Marine Mammals.   Corvallis, OR: Dog-Eared Publ., 1987.
  158. Griggs, Tamar. There's a Sound in the Sea: a Child's Eye View of the Whale.   Illustrated by children. San Francisco: Scrimshaw Press, 1975.
  159. Hogner, Dorothy C. Sea Mammals.   New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1979.
  160. Johnson, Jinny. How Big is a Blue Whale?   Rand McNally & Co., 1995.
  161. Kalman, B. What is a Marine Mammal?   Ontario, Canada: Crabtree Publishing Co., 2000.
  162. Kerrod, Robin. Whales And Dolphins.   London: Lorenz Books, 1998.
  163. Lewis, Paul Owen. Davy's Dream.   Hillsboro, OR: Beyond Worlds Publishing, 1989.
  164. Lobato, Arcadio. The Greatest Treasure: a Fairy Tale for the Very Young Child.   (3 years and up). Saxonville, MA: Picture Book Studio, 1989.
  165. Matero, Robert, and Pamela Johnson (Illustrator). Birth of a Humpback Whale.   Atheneum. 1996.
  166. Melville, Herman, Allan Drummond. Moby Dick.   Farrar Straus & Giroux. 1997.
  167. Landau, Elaine. Ocean Mammals.   Children's Press. 1997.
  168. Page, Deborah, et al. Orcas Around Me.   Albert Whitman & Co., 1997.
  169. Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. All About Whales.   New York: Holiday House, 1987.
  170. Rinard, Judith E. Dolphins: Our Friends in the Sea.   Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1986.
  171. Scheffer, Victor B. The Little Calf.   New York: Scribner and Sons, 1970.
  172. Smyth, Karen C. Crystal: the Story of a Real Baby Whale.   Camden, ME: Down East Books, 1986.
  173. Tokuda, W., and R. Hall. Humphrey the Lost Whale.   Scott Foresman Publ. 1992.
  174. Tracqui, Valerie. Animals Close-Up. The Whale. Watertown, MA.: Charlesbridge Publ., 1995.
  175. Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner. Dolphins First Day.   Soundprints Corp. Audio, 1997.


  176. go to top of page   dvds & videos
  177. Best of Provincetown Whalewatching.   The Whale Video Company. Mechanicsburg, PA: 1989. VHS 50 minutes.
  178. Beyond Belief: the Humpback Whale.   The Whale Video Company. Mechanicsburg, PA: 1989. VHS 50 minutes.
  179. The Blue Planet, Seas of Life series. 2002. David Attenboroughnarratoror. BBC video. DVD and VHS.
  180. Dolphins.   IMAX. Image Entertainment, 2000. DVD and VHS.
  181. Dolphins, the ultimate guide.  Artisan Entertainment. 2001.
  182. Gift of the Whales.   Seattle, WA: Miramar Productions, 1989. VHS 30 minutes.
  183. Watching the Whales.   San Francisco: Marine Mammal Fund, 1985. VHS 30 minutes.
  184. World of the Sea Otter.   San Francisco: Marina Mammal Fund, 1985. VHS 30 minutes.
  185. Worlds Below.   Underwater Sea Life in Monterey Bay. Monterey: Sea Studios, 1988. VHS 60 minutes.
  186. Numerous titles available through: National Geographic Society (www.nationalgeographic.com), and Public Broadcasting System (PBS - www.pbs.org), the "Nature"and "Living Edens" series.


  187.   classic works (mostly out of print)  
  188. Melville, Herman.   Moby Dick or, The Whale.   London: Richard Bentley, 1851 (first edition).   Many reprints, e.g. New York: Modern Library, 2002.
  189. Scammon, Charles M.   The Marine Mammals of the Northwestern Coast of North America, Together with an account of the American Whale-Fishery.   New York: Dover Press, 1968.   A reprint of Putnam's 1874 edition.
  190. Slijper, Everhard J.   Whales.   New York: Cornell University Press, 1979.   First published under the title, Walvissen, Amsterdam: D.B. Centen's Uitgeversmaatschappij, 1958.

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