Synopses & Reviews
Dolphins have fascinated humans for millennia, giving rise to an abundance of stories and myths about them, yet the actual details of their lives in the sea have remained elusive. In this enthralling book, Kathleen M. Dudzinski and Toni Frohoff take usand#160;into the dolphinsand#8217; aquatic world to witness firsthand how they live their lives, communicate, and interact with one another and with other species, including people.
Kathleen M. Dudzinski and Toni Frohoff are scientists who have collectively dedicatedand#160;more than 40 years to studying dolphins beneath the oceanand#8217;s surface, frequently through a close-up underwater lens. Drawing on their own experiences and on up-to-the-minute research, the authors show that dolphins are decidedly not just members of a group but distinct individuals, able to communicate with one another and with humans. Dudzinski and Frohoff introduce a new way of looking at, and listening to, the vocabularyand#160;of dolphins in the sea, and they even provide an introductory and#8220;dolphin dictionary,and#8221; listing complex social signals that dolphins use to share informationand#160;among themselves and with people. Unveiling an intimate and scientifically accurate portrait of dolphins, this book will appeal to everyone who has wanted a closer glimpse into the hearts and minds of these amazing creatures.
Synopsis
Exciting new technologies and research methods help scientists unravel the mysteries of dolphin communication, intelligence, and culture
Dolphins have fascinated humans for millennia, giving rise to an abundance of stories and myths about them, yet the actual details of their lives in the sea have remained elusive. In this enthralling book, Kathleen M. Dudzinski and Toni Frohoff take us into the dolphins' aquatic world to witness firsthand how they live their lives, communicate, and interact with one another and with other species, including people.
Kathleen M. Dudzinski and Toni Frohoff are scientists who have collectively dedicated more than 40 years to studying dolphins beneath the ocean's surface, frequently through a close-up underwater lens. Drawing on their own experiences and on up-to-the-minute research, the authors show that dolphins are decidedly not just members of a group but distinct individuals, able to communicate with one another and with humans. Dudzinski and Frohoff introduce a new way of looking at, and listening to, the vocabulary of dolphins in the sea, and they even provide an introductory "dolphin dictionary," listing complex social signals that dolphins use to share information among themselves and with people. Unveiling an intimate and scientifically accurate portrait of dolphins, this book will appeal to everyone who has wanted a closer glimpse into the hearts and minds of these amazing creatures.
Synopsis
Unveiling an intimate and scientifically accurate portrait of dolphins, this book is sure to appeal to everyone who has wanted a closer glimpse into the hearts and minds of these amazing creatures.
About the Author
Kathleen M. Dudzinski , Ph.D., is director of the Dolphin
Communication Project and adjunct faculty at University of Southern
Mississippi, Alaska Pacific University, and University of Rhode Island.
Toniand#160;Frohoff , Ph.D., is Executive Director of TerraMar Research and faculty affiliate of the Trans-Species Institute of Learning.