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Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions

Whales and Dolphins

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Whales and Dolphins book

Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions
Edited ByPhilippa Brakes, Mark Peter Simmonds
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2011
eBook Published 30 April 2011
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315871097
Pages 256
eBook ISBN 9781315871097
Subjects Engineering & Technology, Environment and Sustainability
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Brakes, P., & Simmonds, M.P. (Eds.). (2011). Whales and Dolphins: Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315871097

ABSTRACT

Whales and dolphins are icons for the conservation movement. They are the most conspicuous ambassadors for entire marine ecosystems and possibly even for the biosphere as a whole. Concurrent with our realisation of impending threats to their environment is a growing scientific understanding of the social and cognitive complexity of many of these species.

This book brings together experts in the relevant diverse fields of cetacean research, to provide authoritative descriptions of our current knowledge of the complex behaviour and social organization of whales and dolphins. The authors consider this new information in the context of how different human cultures from around the world view cetaceans and their protection, including attitudes to whaling. They show how new information on issues such as cetacean intelligence, culture and the ability to suffer, warrants a significant shift in global perceptions of this group of animals and how these changes might be facilitated to improve conservation and welfare approaches.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|6 pages

Why Whales, Why Now?

ByPhilippa Brakes

part |2 pages

Part I: Whales in Human Cultures

chapter 2|14 pages

Impressions: Whales and Human Relationships in Myth, Tradition and Law

ByStuart Harrop

chapter 3|6 pages

Whales of the Pacific

chapter 4|8 pages

The Journey Towards Whale Conservation in Latin America

ByMiguel Iñíguez

chapter 5|10 pages

Whales and the USA

ByNaomi A. Rose, Patricia A. Forkan, Kitty Block, Bernard Unti

chapter 6|9 pages

Whales in the Balance: To Touch or to Kill? A View of Caribbean Attitudes towards Whales

ByNathalie Ward

chapter 7|20 pages

The British and the Whales

ByMark Peter Simmonds

chapter 8|13 pages

Whales in Norway

BySiri Martinsen

chapter 9|11 pages

9 Of Whales, Whaling and Whale Watching in Japan: A Conversation

ByJun Morikawa, Erich Hoyt

chapter 10|5 pages

A Contemporary View of the International Whaling Commission

ByRichard Cowan

part |2 pages

Part II: The Nature of Whales and Dolphins

chapter 11|8 pages

The Nature of Whales and Dolphins

ByLiz Slooten

chapter 12|14 pages

Brain Structure and Intelligence in Cetaceans

ByLori Marino

chapter 13|6 pages

Communication

ByPaul Spong

chapter 14|5 pages

Lessons from Dolphins

ByToni Frohoff

chapter 15|9 pages

Highly Interactive Behaviour of Inquisitive Dwarf Minke Whales

ByAlastair Birtles, Arnold Mangott

chapter 16|18 pages

The Cultures of Whales and Dolphins

ByHal Whitehead

part |2 pages

Part III: New Insights - New Challenges

chapter 17|10 pages

Whales and Dolphins on a Rapidly Changing Planet

ByMark Peter Simmonds, Philippa Brakes

chapter 18|9 pages

From Conservation to Protection: Charting a New Conservation Ethic for Cetaceans

ByPhilippa Brakes, Claire Bass

chapter 19|19 pages

What is it Like to Be a Dolphin?

ByThomas I. White

chapter 20|8 pages

Thinking Whales and Dolphins

ByPhilippa Brakes, Mark Peter Simmonds
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