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| To Touch a Wild Dolphin: A Journey of Discovery with the Sea's Most Intelligent Creatures | 
| Author: Rachel Smolker
Publisher: Anchor
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 300828
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0385491778
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.5315
EAN: 9780385491778
ASIN: 0385491778
Publication Date: July 9, 2002
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Product Description
In 1982, Rachel Smolker traveled to Monkey Mia, a remote spot in western Australia where she’d heard wild dolphins regularly interact with people. She had no intention of staying long; she simply wanted to see if the rumors were true. That initial trip changed Smolker’s life; it commenced a fifteen-year scientific obsession that has culminated in this fascinating scientific adventure story–the first-ever intimate account of dolphin life in the wild.
To Touch A Wild Dolphin is a seminal work that radically alters our fundamental understanding of these enigmatic creatures. Learning to identify scores of dolphins by their dorsal fin, Smolker and her team of scientists were able to conduct close and consistent studies that revealed the dolphin to be even more intelligent than we’d previously suspected. And while they were every bit as playful as we’ve known them to be, they also proved to have a dark and alarmingly violent side. But more than just a document on dolphins, this book is a touchingly personal look at the life of a scientist, at the rigors and sacrifices but also the wonders and joys of unending days in the field. Written with prose poetic and pristine, this book is nothing short of a landmark.
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 Not what I expected August 23, 2008
I bought this book to help me learn to catch dolphin with a fishing pole....and it didn't even cover the right baits and lures to use! Other than that it's a great book.
A fascinating book! August 14, 2007
I loved this book. I have always been interested in dolphins and was intrigued to learn how they live. Their connection with humans seems so close, like they are as interested in learning about us as we are about them. This woman's story of her time with the dolphins made me wish I was there too. I read the book a couple of years ago and still think about it. Some of her stories still make me laugh when I think of them. A fascinating story!
 From a dolphin lover in the highest degree March 10, 2006
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I'm passionate about dolphins, and I couldn't get through the book. I felt as if the author didn't like dolphins, and didn't really respect them. I hate to be saying this about a book that seemed at first glance so wonderful, but I didn't feel as if the book protrayed positive feelings. I just feel as if the author doesn't like dolphins, and I think that a book that is written in a way that might seem emotional, but doesn't portray true feelings or a love for the creatures that are said to be loved. If the tone is to be set in one way, the words used should reflect that tone.
 This book September 19, 2004
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
I'm reading this book with my Mom and it's pretty good. It's very interesting how the author got to study the dolphins.
to see dolphins in action November 11, 2003
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
Also check out - Captain Jon Explores the Ocean (also on amazon).
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