Project Gutenberg 2010-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 176 Leatherwood, Stephen Leatherwood, James Stephen Leatherwood, J. S. (James Stephen) Caldwell, David Keller 1928 Winn, Howard Elliott 1926 76603272 Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification Reading ease score: 64.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Simon Gardner, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic" by Stephen Leatherwood et al. is a field guide published in the mid-20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive tool for identifying various cetaceans found in the western North Atlantic, including regions like the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It organizes these marine mammals based on visual similarities rather than scientific classification, making it practical for observers at sea or those encountering stranded specimens. The opening of the guide outlines its purpose and the context of its creation, highlighting the need for a user-friendly identification tool following the success of a similar guide focused on the Eastern North Pacific. It explains how oceanographers and the general public can contribute to the understanding of cetacean populations by identifying and reporting their sightings. The guide emphasizes the importance of detailed observation of characteristics like size, shape, and behavior to differentiate between species in dynamic marine environments, ultimately fostering greater public interest and involvement in marine conservation efforts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cetacea -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Identification Mammals -- North Atlantic Ocean QL Text Animal Animals-Wild-Mammals Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 571549 570484 2024-10-14T08:13:11.584199 2023-09-14T12:18:28.485133 text/html text/html 538411 2010-08-25T12:42:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 25599255 2010-08-25T12:43:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 26337774 2024-10-14T08:13:45.925507 application/epub+zip 26248127 2024-10-14T08:13:19.912169 application/epub+zip 227908 2024-10-14T08:13:15.805220 application/epub+zip 26437080 2024-10-14T08:14:03.488450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26317481 2024-10-14T08:13:35.681562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345144 2022-09-15T10:23:08.197183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415362 415239 2024-10-14T08:13:07.850204 2023-09-14T12:18:25.591123 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 415325 2010-08-25T12:42:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 125755 2010-08-25T12:43:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 415412 2010-08-25T12:42:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125763 2010-08-25T12:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22290 2024-10-14T08:14:03.905408 application/rdf+xml 25733 2024-10-14T08:13:16.617157 image/jpeg 4728 2024-10-14T08:13:16.280159 image/jpeg 25717179 2024-10-14T08:13:12.610171 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog