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Who hasn’t fantasized about the thrill of working with charismatic dolphins in the wild? Now, we can join Maddalena Bearzi as she invites us to travel alongside these remarkable creatures. This fascinating account provides a firsthand understanding of marine mammal behavior, highlighting the frustrations, delights, and creativity inherent in dolphin research. Bearzi shares her journey as a woman and scientist, detailing her evolution into an advocate for conservation and dolphin protection. Through compelling descriptions of her fieldwork, she offers a captivating look into dolphin social behavior and intelligence. The focus is on the metropolitan bottlenose dolphins of California, where Bearzi draws on her extensive experience to reveal insights into their daily lives and the challenges of transforming observations into scientific facts. The narrative also addresses critical environmental and conservation issues facing these intelligent, socially complex beings. With an honest and down-to-earth perspective, this work presents an entertaining and informative glimpse into the life of a marine biologist in the field today, ultimately celebrating the beauty and complexity of dolphins.
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Dolphin Confidential, Maddalena Bearzi
- Language
- Released
- 2012
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- Dolphin Confidential
- Subtitle
- Confessions of a Field Biologist
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Maddalena Bearzi
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Released
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 216
- ISBN10
- 0226040151
- ISBN13
- 9780226040158
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Nature, Natural sciences, Animals, Science, Health, Environmental Themes, Professional Literature, Emotions, Mourning, Research, Nature Observation, Zoology, California, Wild Animals, Sadness, Mammals, Conservation, Dolphins, Social Behavior, Cetaceans, Oceanography, Lizards, Ecotourism, Female Scientist, Marine Mammals
- Rating
- 5 out of 5
- Description
- Who hasn’t fantasized about the thrill of working with charismatic dolphins in the wild? Now, we can join Maddalena Bearzi as she invites us to travel alongside these remarkable creatures. This fascinating account provides a firsthand understanding of marine mammal behavior, highlighting the frustrations, delights, and creativity inherent in dolphin research. Bearzi shares her journey as a woman and scientist, detailing her evolution into an advocate for conservation and dolphin protection. Through compelling descriptions of her fieldwork, she offers a captivating look into dolphin social behavior and intelligence. The focus is on the metropolitan bottlenose dolphins of California, where Bearzi draws on her extensive experience to reveal insights into their daily lives and the challenges of transforming observations into scientific facts. The narrative also addresses critical environmental and conservation issues facing these intelligent, socially complex beings. With an honest and down-to-earth perspective, this work presents an entertaining and informative glimpse into the life of a marine biologist in the field today, ultimately celebrating the beauty and complexity of dolphins.