Marine Life category: 1318 books

De una de las nadadoras profesionales más destacadas del mundo nos llega este maravilloso relato, sobre el poder de la fe que supera todos los obstáculosEn Grayson, Lynne Cox narra la historia de un milagroso e inolvidable encuentro que vivió en el mar a los diecisiete años. En una madrugada serena...

"Visit the Zoo" is a quick, easy and comfortable way to visit the Zoo. Step by Step you enter a world of fascinating animls and see how they live in the modern zoo. The animal pictures are vivid, up close and personal. And the information about these wonderful creatures is fascinating. It...

The author, his friends and family have long experience with the cetaceans in the deep blue sea. We know they are highly intelligent but so different from us that they are as if aliens in the oceans. They are tragically vulnerable to our heedless ways.

“Preternaturally hardened whale dung” is not the first image that comes to mind when we think of perfume, otherwise a symbol of glamour and allure. But the key ingredient that makes the sophisticated scent linger on the skin is precisely this bizarre digestive by-product—ambergris. Despite being...

Kraken is the traditional name for gigantic sea monsters, and this book introduces one of the most charismatic, enigmatic, and curious inhabitants of the sea: the squid. The pages take the reader on a wild narrative ride through the world of squid science and adventure, along the way addressing some...

★美國Amazon 4.4星好評推薦！ ★《紐約時報書評》、《洛杉磯時報》、《衛報》、《經濟學人》、《科學》雜誌（Scientific）、《今日心理學》雜誌（Psychology Today）、《書單》雜誌（Booklist）、《出版人週刊》（Publishers Weekly）佳評如潮！ 頭足類和我們分處生命樹上遙遠的兩端，藉由牠們迥異於人類的演化故事，探索數億年來心智演變的奧祕。 「人類何以有主觀經驗？」 「章魚擁有高智能？」 最原始的生命，是以單細胞的形式，存在於海洋。單細胞生物獨自度過了一段非常漫長的時間，才因為基因突變，無法正常分裂成各奔東西的細胞，或其他未知原因，而有了多細胞生物相伴。這些彼此黏在一起的細胞，組合出各式各樣的生命形態，包括植物、動物，以及真菌。其中有些更離開海洋，上到了陸地。這些生命若要生存，功能各異的細胞便得依靠神經系統彼此協調，以應付外在環境變化，發展出所謂的智能。 在這個過程中，可能是在六億年前，人類和頭足類分家了。在頭足類那一端，牠們放棄了外殼，擁有無拘無束的行動力。漸漸地，牠們演化出適應這種生活型態的各項本領，包括傑出的變色能力、擁有「感覺」的腕足，甚至是做出各式各樣調皮搗蛋行為的「高智商」，奇怪的是，牠們多數似乎異常短命？ 一般認為除了人類以外，地球上擁有較高智能的是哺乳動物和鳥類。但我們越來越清楚知道，人類在生命樹上遙遠分枝的親戚——頭足類，也展現出驚人的心智能力。當我們在探討心智的奧祕時，或許應該納入其他動物也具有意識的事實，特別是頭足類。 身為科學家、哲學家與潛水員的作者，爬梳大量海洋科學、動物行為學、心理學、人腦科學以及哲學等等研究，藉由討論頭足類的心智演化，帶領讀者以更廣闊的角度探索「意識如何躍入生命」。 【導讀】（依姓名筆劃排列） 洪裕宏...

Example in this ebook "Our Planet is surrounded by two great oceans," says Dr. Maury, the eminent American savant: "the one visible, the other invisible; one is under foot, the other over head. One entirely envelopes it, the other covers about two-thirds of its surface." It is proposed in...

There are great reserves of Ocean waters on the earth. Around 97 percent of total water is found in the oceans and simultaneously 70 percent of the earth’s area is covered with Oceans.World’s generally all sea’s, mountains, lakes and the snow and water emerging from the mountains, all get accumulated...

"An invaluable companion to any child spending a seashore holiday." — New York Herald Tribune Familiar burgess characters Danny Meadow Mouse, Jimmy Skunk, and Reddy Fox explore every nook and cranny of the shoreline and learn first hand about the habits and habitats of spider crabs, sea...

Yankee whaling, shore whaling, and modern whaling were sometimes occurring simultaneously. Each type of whaling went through periods of discovery, stability, and then a gradual decrease as the products lost their markets or the number of whales began to wane as some species moved toward commercial if...

If you've ever been a lover of the sea, sat and thought alone on a deserted beach, then this poetry series is for you.

More horrifying than Jaws-- because it's true! Since 1990 there have been 283 shark attacks worldwide-- 40 of which were fatal...In the past 15 years, reports of shark attacks have substantially increased...Over half the attacks occur in water no deeper than five feet... Believe it or...

Whale watching is one of the most popular vacation and nature activities in many parts of the world. To see these beautiful creatures in all their glory provides an experience one is not likely to forget. Their sheer size and grace is truly a sight to be experienced by anyone at any age. It...

Throughout British history rivers have been of profound economic, social and cultural importance – yet as we see with increasing frequency they have the potential to wreak great destruction. This book describes the natural and not-so-natural changes that have affected British rivers since the last...