Mark Carwardine is a zoologist, writer, radio and TV presenter, wildlife photographer, wildlife tour operator and an active and outspoken conservationist, with a special interest in cetaceans. His TV series include BBC’s Last Chance to See with Stephen Fry, and for many years he presented the weekly half-hour programme Nature on BBC Radio 4. Mark has been writing a monthly column in BBC Wildlife magazine since 2004, is Contributing Editor of Wanderlust magazine, and has written more than 50 books on wildlife and conservation, including many about whales. He has been studying, observing and photographing whales, dolphins and porpoises around the world for more than 30 years.

A dazzling and epic achievement. Everyone who loves the sea and what's in it should own this book.

• How to use this bookThe challenges of identificationIntroduction to the 14 cetacean familiesInformation for working at seaCetacean topographyBarnacles to whale liceQuick ID GuidesBow-riding dolphins and porpoisesIdentifying whales by their flukesIdentifying whales by their blowsNorth Atlantic OceanSouth Atlantic OceanNorth Pacific OceanSouth Pacific OceanIndian OceanSouthern OceanRight and bowhead whales (family Balaenidae)Pygmy right whale (family Neobalaeidae)Grey whale (family Eschrichtiidae)Rorquals (family Balaenopteridae)Sperm whales (families Physeteridae, Kogiidae)Narwhal and beluga (family Monodontidae)Beaked whales (family Ziphiidae)Blackfish (family Dolphinidae)Shorter-beaked oceanic dolphins (family Delphinidae)Longer-beaked oceanic dolphines (family Delphinidae)River dolphins (families Platanistidae, Iniidae, Pontoporiidae, Lipotidae)Porpoises (family Phocoenidae)Caring for whales, dolphins and porpoisesGlossarySpecies checklistConversion unitsSources and resourcesArtists' biographiesAcknowledgementsImage credits

Mark Carwardine is a zoologist, writer, radio and TV presenter, wildlife photographer, wildlife tour operator and an active and outspoken conservationist, with a special interest in cetaceans. His TV series include BBC’s Last Chance to See with Stephen Fry, and for many years he presented the weekly half-hour programme Nature on BBC Radio 4. Mark has been writing a monthly column in BBC Wildlife magazine since 2004, is Contributing Editor of Wanderlust magazine, and has written more than 50 books on wildlife and conservation, including many about whales. He has been studying, observing and photographing whales, dolphins and porpoises around the world for more than 30 years.

A dazzling and epic achievement. Everyone who loves the sea and what's in it should own this book.

• How to use this bookThe challenges of identificationIntroduction to the 14 cetacean familiesInformation for working at seaCetacean topographyBarnacles to whale liceQuick ID GuidesBow-riding dolphins and porpoisesIdentifying whales by their flukesIdentifying whales by their blowsNorth Atlantic OceanSouth Atlantic OceanNorth Pacific OceanSouth Pacific OceanIndian OceanSouthern OceanRight and bowhead whales (family Balaenidae)Pygmy right whale (family Neobalaeidae)Grey whale (family Eschrichtiidae)Rorquals (family Balaenopteridae)Sperm whales (families Physeteridae, Kogiidae)Narwhal and beluga (family Monodontidae)Beaked whales (family Ziphiidae)Blackfish (family Dolphinidae)Shorter-beaked oceanic dolphins (family Delphinidae)Longer-beaked oceanic dolphines (family Delphinidae)River dolphins (families Platanistidae, Iniidae, Pontoporiidae, Lipotidae)Porpoises (family Phocoenidae)Caring for whales, dolphins and porpoisesGlossarySpecies checklistConversion unitsSources and resourcesArtists' biographiesAcknowledgementsImage credits