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2) Dolphin dive
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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Introduces the anatomy, life cycle, behavior, and other characteristics of dolphins.
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Dolphins are one of the most social and playful animals on the planet. They develop strong family and group relationships and often work work with other species to find a meal, while having plenty of fun along the way. This series explores the unexpected and often never-seen-before aspects of dolphin behavior using specially designed cameras and the latest technology.
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300 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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Hoyt takes readers into the the field for an intimate encounter with some 90 species of cetaceans. You'll discover unique insights into the life histories of these compelling marine mammals.
"In the Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises, award-winning author and whale researcher Erich Hoyt takes readers into the field for an intimate encounter with some 90 species of cetaceans that make their homes in the world's oceans. Drawing on decades...
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56 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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English
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A brief introduction to the physical characteristics and behavior of various marine mammals, particularly whales and dolphins.
Presents an introductory look at the world of whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals and describes how they breathe, swim, feed, and communicate, and the dangers they face.
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Dolphins are one of Earths smartest and friendliest wild animals. They live together in groups called pods, which can include just two dolphins or hundreds of them. Readers discover what life in a pod is like through fun facts. Dolphins form friendships that last for a lifetime, and readers see bright photographs of dolphins in the water among their friends. Accessible text, colorful photographs, and an eye-catching graphic organizer guide readers...
10) Dolphin tale 2
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1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When Winter's dolphin companion dies, the aquarium staff locates a replacement and try to integrate the two dolphins into the same tank.
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1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Explores how animals understand the world around them through the eyes of three iconic creatures: dogs, birds, and dolphins. Examines how scientists are pushing the animal mind to its limits, and uncovers surprising similarities to, and differences from, the human mind.
13) Dolphin song
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246 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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A second prophesy, this time involving dolphins, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical powers over animals, when she embarks on a school trip to study marine life off the coast of Mozambique.
14) The killing tide
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Brittany mystery volume 5
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358 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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"The Killing Tide by Jean-Luc Bannalec is the fifth novel in the internationally bestselling Commissaire Dupin series. Deep sea fishers, dolphin researchers, smugglers, and an island shrouded in myth in the middle of the rough Atlantic ocean: Commissaire Dupin had sworn he would never again investigate on the ocean, but his fifth case takes him offshore, off the west coast of Brittany on a beautifully sunny day in June. He lands on the unique Île...
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Since her mother died, twelve-year-old Lily has struggled to care for her severely autistic half-brother, Adam, in their Miami home, but she is frustrated and angry because her oncologist step-father, Don, expects her to devote her time to Adam, and is unwilling to admit that Adam needs professional help -- but when Adam bonds with a young dolphin with cancer Lily is confronted with another dilemma: her family or the dolphin's freedom.
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