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Field Guide to Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises of North America
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Description
Practical and portable, this is the ultimate field guide for any whale-watcher in North America
This outstanding field guide provides the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date coverage of the whales, dolphins and porpoises that occur off the coasts of North America.
Packed with accurate illustrations – complete with detailed annotations pointing out significant field marks – Field Guide to Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises of North America covers all 54 species and every subspecies that occurs in the region.
Many of the world's most respected whale biologists have collaborated on the concise text, which is packed with helpful identification tips from cetacean expert Mark Carwardine. Mark's informative text is accompanied by up-to-date distribution maps for each species.
Beautifully designed to ensure critical information is quickly accessible, this is an indispensable resource that every whale-watcher in the USA, Mexico or Canada will be carrying out to sea in search of these awesome mammals.
Table of Contents
The challenges of identification
Cetacean topography
Barnacles to whale lice
Quick ID guides
Information for working at sea
Right and bowhead whales (family Balaenidae)
Gray whale (family Eschrichtiidae)
Rorquals (family Balaenopteridae)
Sperm whales (families Physeteridae, Kogiidae)
Narwhal and beluga (family Monodontidae)
Beaked whales (family Ziphiidae)
Blackfish (family Delphinidae)
Shorter-beaked oceanic dolphins (family Delphinidae)
Longer-beaked oceanic dolphins (family Delphinidae)
Porpoises (family Phocoenidae)
Caring for whales, dolphins and porpoises
Glossary
North American species checklist
Sources and resources
Index
Product details
| Published | 08 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 208 |
| ISBN | 9781399424417 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Wildlife |
| Illustrations | Packed with colour illustrations and distribution maps |
| Dimensions | 216 x 140 mm |
| Series | Bloomsbury Naturalist |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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