The Whales' JourneyAllen & Unwin, 2001 - 251 pàgines From slaughter to sanctuary, this text describes the experiences of the humpback whales as they travel between the cold Antarctic and the warm tropical seas off northern Australia in what is one of the longest migrations in the animal world. It is also the story of human impact on humpback whale populations, which were decimated almost to extinction during the first 60 years of the 20th century. |
Continguts
The life of humpback whales | 30 |
Preparing for the journey | 47 |
The northerly migration | 94 |
North to warmer seas | 150 |
The birthing and breeding grounds | 178 |
The southerly migration | 204 |
Full circle | 230 |
Further reading | 244 |
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Pàgina 167 - ... crew set about righting the boat, but of course could not free her from water ; however, they got the oars lashed athwart, and, though the gunwale was level with the sea, commenced paddling (each boat always carrying a set of paddles besides the oars) very comfortably towards the shore, as I said, about a league distant. The current was against them, and they did not make much progress, still they were gaining ground, when to their surprise they saw the wounded whale coming towards the boat....
Pàgina 7 - The principall purpose of his traveile this way, was to encrease the knowledge and discoverie of these coasts and countreyes, for the more commoditie of fishing of horse-whales, which have in their teeth bones of great price and excellencie : whereof he brought some at his returne unto the king. Their skinnes are also very good to make cables for shippes, and so used.
Pàgina 167 - At length my son Fletcher seeing nothing of Young's boat for several hours, left off chasing whales and went in quest of him. After a search of some time he concluded the boat must have landed, and began to think of doing so himself, as what are technically called ' the chances
Pàgina 167 - I mentioned in my last letter) ; and one crew of six persons were for three hours in the water, without the aid or knowledge of the other boats. The boat in question, Frederick Young's, was some three miles from the shore, and having imprudently fastened to a cow whale, no other boat being in sight, she very quietly turned the boat bottom up without staving a plank, and then went off some distance. The crew set about righting the boat, but of course could not free her from water ; however, they got...
Pàgina 54 - Whenever they spouted up the water, or, as the sailors term it, were seen blowing to windward, the whole ship was infected with a most detestable, rank, and poisonous stench, which went off in the space of two or three minutes. Sometimes these huge animals lay on their backs, and with their long pectoral fins beat the surface of the sea, which always caused a great noise, equal to the explosion of a swivel. This kind of play has doubtless given...
Pàgina 54 - ... latter. Here we had an opportunity of observing the same exercise many times repeated, and discovered that all the belly and under side of the fins and tail are of a white colour, whereas the rest are black.
Pàgina 169 - Fletcher,' was the prompt reply — the only son I had out that day. Did I feel a relief? "Wasn't it selfish? I can answer the first query, let casuists decide the second. "After a little further scrutiny of the quickly approaching boat, a tenth person was discovered, and then the eleventh ; they were seated among the rowers. At last the twelfth was discerned seated low in the stern with his head resting on the gunwale. Yes, they were all there, but this last undoubtedly injured. Well, the pier was...
Pàgina 27 - ... form the basis of their industry, and have generously extended the courtesies of their ships and stations. In some instances they have gone to considerable trouble to secure specimens which could be prepared and presented to museums in various parts of the world for exhibition and osteological study. It is deeply to be regretted that the wholesale slaughter of whales will inevitably result in their early commercial extinction, but meanwhile science is profiting by the golden opportunities given...
Pàgina 7 - And as for the common kind of whales, the place of most and best hunting of them is in his owne countrey : whereof some be 48.