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| Transients: Mammal-Hunting Killer Whales of British Columbia, Washington, and Southeastern Alaska | 
| Authors: John K. B. Ford, Graeme M. Ellis
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Category: Book
List Price: $22.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 861346
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 9 x 0.4
ISBN: 0295978171
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.53617743
EAN: 9780295978178
ASIN: 0295978171
Publication Date: June 1999
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Product Description
Killer whales are found in all oceans of the world, but nowhere are they better known than in the coastal waters of Washington, British Columbia, and Southeastern Alaska, where 25 years of study have yielded many surprising discoveries about their natural history. One of the most remarkable is that two genetically distinct forms of killer whales reside in these waters. The two groups of whales do not associate and each leads a completely different lifestyle. Residents specialize in a diet of salmon and other fish, while transients are hunters of seals, sea lions, porpoises, and even large whales. Enigmatic and elusive, these mammal-hunting whales travel in small groups, often moving unpredictably. Transients contains the latest information on the natural history of transient killer whales, including their feeding habits, social lives, and distribution patterns. It also includes photographs of and notes on over 200 individual whales. Numerous sidebars contain interesting observations on encounters with transients as well as information on how and where to best watch them.
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Excellent Book, highly recommended. August 17, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the best book available regarding the little-known and mysterious transient orcas. In addition to having a detail catolgue of each transient whale in B.C waters, the book analysis and discuss the distinct behaviour and hunting styles of the transients, which are completely different from the salmon-eating resident killer whales.Futhermore, there are numerous rare and spectacualr photos showing transients launching into the air and attacking their preys. This shows why Killer Whales are called "killers". For while these whales do not attack or eat man, they are highly efficient predators, no marine mammal is safe from transient whales. Read this book and you will understand why.
Mammal munching superstars July 23, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is the definitive source for information on the transient or mammal hunting race of killer whales of the U.S. Pacific Northwest. If you are serious about learning what there is to know about these fascinating superpredators-this is THE book to buy. I am a naturalist on a whale watch boat in the San Juan Islands and we use this book constantly to inform our guests about the "alter egos" of our salmon eating Resident Orcas. Fabulous pictures and incredible stories.
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