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COPYRIGHT 2006 Wilson Ornithological Society
WHALES & DOLPHINS OF THE WORLD. By Mark P. Simmonds, photography by seapics.com. The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 2004: 160 pp., 180 full-color photographs, 1 color map. ISBN 0262195194. $29.95 (cloth).--This book takes on the challenging task of introducing 80-plus species of whales and dolphins to the general public, while at the same time providing many spectacular photographs to get across the author's conservation message. This large-format book (9.5' X 12.5') takes advantage of its size by including lots of photos. The photos come from seapics.com, an image library containing the works of over 200 marine and underwater photographers, many of whom are internationally known. This is...
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