具体描述
Every winter, thousands of humpback whales assemble in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands, to mate, give birth, and nurture young calves. For over 30 years, researchers have also gathered here - in one of Earth's finest natural laboratories - to study these whales. What are the whales actually doing out there in the Hawaiian waters? This book ideal for both novice and experienced whale watchers answers all of your questions and tells you exactly what researchers have learned..... and have still to learn about humpback whales.
作者简介
Jim Darling began studying whales in the 1970s, developing individual photo-identification techniques for gray whales off Vancouver Island His first experience with Hawaii's whales was during winter surfing trips, and this eventually led him to a PhD at the University of California Santa Cruz, researching humpback whale abundance and behavior. Since then, Jim has studies whales throughout the North Pacific and worldwide, but he returns to Maui annually to focus on humpback singers and songs. Jim first met Flip Nicklin (an expert free diver) in Maui in 1979, and asked him to photograph singers without disturbing them. Flip's introduction to Maui's whales in the late 1970s inspired him to embark on a brilliant career in underwater photography. Since then, Flip has produced 20 National Geographic stories on whales and dolphins. He has set the bar not only for whale photography but also for photo-documentation assisting whale research. In winter, Flip can usually be found in his West Maui cottage, waiting for calm waters and, with Darling, still trying to understand what singers are doing out there. One wall of his cottage is adorned with three striking paintings that can be the work of only one artist - Sue Barnes. Sue grew up surfing in California and Hawaii in the late 1950s and early 60s, and she has never broken that tie with the ocean. Simply, Sue's art takes us to the beach and reminds us of its value. From her home above Carmel Bay (and one of the most beautiful beaches in the world), with whales often passing along its shores, she has spent a lifetime increasing public awareness and appreciation for the ocean.
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评分坦白说，我很少遇到一本非虚构类书籍能让我产生“一口气读完”的冲动，但这一本做到了。它的节奏控制堪称完美，没有一处拖沓或多余的章节。作者似乎深谙如何在高密度的信息量和保持读者注意力之间找到那个黄金平衡点。例如，在描述一项耗时多年的追踪项目时，他没有将所有数据一次性倾泻而出，而是巧妙地将其融入到一个关于某个特定鲸群家族史的叙事线索中。这种“故事驱动研究”的结构，使得即便是最技术性的内容，也变得易于消化和记忆。合上书本的那一刻，我体验到了一种“意犹未尽”的感觉，脑海中仿佛还回荡着船桨划破海面的声音，以及那些巨大身影在深海中优雅滑行的画面，这种回味悠长的体验，才是真正好书的标志。
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评分这本书的学术严谨性达到了一个令人印象深刻的高度，这绝非坊间的那些浅尝辄止的读物可比。我注意到其中引用的资料和研究方法都非常详尽，甚至可以追溯到早期海洋学家的实地考察记录。这表明作者在写作过程中投入了巨大的心血进行文献梳理和实地验证。对于我这种更偏爱深度剖析的读者来说，书中对某一特定行为模式的深入分析，提供了许多以往阅读材料中缺失的视角。它不是简单地告诉你“鲸鱼会唱歌”，而是深入探讨了这些声音的频率、传播距离、社会功能，以及它们在不同季节间的变化。这种层层递进的知识结构，极大地满足了我对事物本质的探究欲，让人读完后感觉知识体系得到了极大的充实和完善，绝非泛泛而谈的消遣之作。
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