Dolphins and Porpoises
Louise Quayle
0831724102
9780831724108
Hardcover, large coffee table book, 144pp, Nature, Wildlife
Gallery Books, 1988
no price on the dust jacket, possible book club edition
Condition: used, acceptable, with bumping/scraping at the bottom right corner of the front cover, moderate edgewear. The pages are clean and tight with beatiful color photographs. The dust jacket is in acceptable condition with heavy edgewear and some tearing, heavy rubbing/scratching on the covers.
Synopsis: In Dolphins and Porpoises you will travel on a joourney through time and back as the history and evolution of these magnificent creatures is uncovered. Learn about their association with the ancient gods and goddesses, their evolution from land-dwelling mammal-like reptiles to air-breathing sea mammals, how they bear and protect their young, their means of communication, the struggle they face in our polluted oceans and rivers, and much more.
