Swimming with orca : my life with New Zealand's killer whales / Ingrid N. Visser.

By:

Visser, Ingrid N. (Ingrid Natasha), 1966-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin, 2005.Description: 240 pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmISBN:

014301983X
9780143019831

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

599.536092 22

LOC classification:

QH91.3.V57 2005

Summary: Called orca by some, and killer whales by others, these mysterious animals have become part of Ingrid Visser's life. She has got to know many orca by sight and calls them her friends. Her experiences with orca challenge their fearsome reputation: she gets into the water with them, watches them hunt, and communicates in any way she can. Ingrid is the only orca researcher working in the South Pacific. This book details her fascinating discoveries, as well as telling her own personal story and describing her amazing adventures.

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Non-Fiction - New Zealand	Waimate Non-Fiction	Non Fiction	599.536092 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not for loan		A00405559

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-235).

Called orca by some, and killer whales by others, these mysterious animals have become part of Ingrid Visser's life. She has got to know many orca by sight and calls them her friends. Her experiences with orca challenge their fearsome reputation: she gets into the water with them, watches them hunt, and communicates in any way she can. Ingrid is the only orca researcher working in the South Pacific. This book details her fascinating discoveries, as well as telling her own personal story and describing her amazing adventures.

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