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Author | : Michael Bright |
Publisher | : Biteback Publishing |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2020-01-16 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1785905600 |
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When you dive into the sea, do you ever wonder what's down there, beneath you, poised to take an inquisitive bite? Author of Jaws Peter Benchley and film director Steven Spielberg certainly did, for below the waves lies a world we neither see nor understand; an alien world where we are but the briefest of visitors. The Shark that Walks on Land uncovers tales of ancient and modern mariners, with stories of sea serpents, mermaids and mermen, sea dragons, and the true identity of the legendary kraken. But this book contains more than just a medley of maritime myths and mysteries for marine biologists; it celebrates wonderful discoveries by blending the unknown and the familiar in an entertaining miscellany of facts, figures and anecdotes about the myriad creatures that inhabit the oceans. Along the way we meet the giants, the most dangerous, the oddballs and the record breakers – and the shark that really does walk on land!
Author | : Anne D'Alleva |
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Download Polynesia: where Sharks Walk on Land Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Greg Dening |
Publisher | : Melbourne University Publish |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780522847000 |
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'. . . history is my passion. Writing it, teaching it, reading it fills the days and years of my life. In all passions, there is pain and pleasure.' Greg Dening In this collection of writings-some new, some previously published-Greg Dening reflects on his experiences both as a historian and a participant in history. Performances brings together the personal and the scholarly, demonstrating how our lives are saturated with history, how we can only understand our present through our consciousness of the past and how in thinking about the past we mirror the time and place of our own living. Each of these essays can be enjoyed on its own, yet throughout them all run the common themes of the intricate relationships between past and present, the personal and the political, historical research and the imagination. Dening writes with elegance and candour, inviting readers to reflect upon their own participation in the 'performance' of history.
Author | : Ron Palmer |
Publisher | : Pneuma Springs Publishing |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2011-01-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1907728058 |
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This is a fictionalised account of the sad events leading up to the demise of Captain James Cook. This book covers Cook's last voyage of discovery to the Pacific and his death at the hands of the Hawaiians.
Author | : Jerry Pallotta |
Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2023-10-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1339011107 |
Download Who Would Win?: Ultimate Small Shark Rumble Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Sixteen small but MIGHTY sharks battle it out in a huge fight! Who will be the small shark champion? This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts 16 small but savage sharks. Readers will learn about each shark's unique features, behavior, and more. Then, compare and contrast the battling animals before finally discovering the winner! This nonfiction series is full of facts, photos, and realistic illustrations. It includes a range of mammals, sea creatures, insects, and dinosaurs to satisfy all kinds of animal fans.
Author | : Greg Dening |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 470 |
Release | : 1994-03-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521467186 |
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Captain Bligh and the mutiny on the Bounty have become proverbial in their capacity to evoke the extravagant and violent abuse of power. But William Bligh was one of the least violent disciplinarians in the British navy. It is this paradox which inspired Greg Dening to ask why the mutiny took place. His book explores the theatrical nature of what was enacted in the power-play on deck, on the beaches at Tahiti and in the murderous settlement at Pitcairn, on the altar stones and temples of sacrifice, and on the catheads from which men were hanged. Part of the key lies in the curious puzzle of Mr Bligh's bad language.
Author | : Kevin Glenn Travis (Graduate student) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 58 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Sharks |
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Download Comparative Biomechanics of Submerged and Partially Emerged Walking in the Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium Ocellatum) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Abstract: Aquatic and terrestrial environments exhibit physical disparities that introduce contrasting challenges to vertebrate locomotion. Extant vertebrates with amphibious capabilities provide valuable study systems to test functional hypotheses on how organisms modulate their locomotion between environments. One species of cartilaginous fish, the epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum), moves between aquatic and terrestrial environments and uses a diagonal sequence “walking-trot” that resembles the locomotion of salamanders, a common model for the water-land transition in vertebrate evolution. I quantified the locomotor kinematics of H. ocellatum while in a fully submerged and partially emerged environment, and then compared the findings to published data on salamander walking to investigate the role of fins vs. limbs when performing a similar gait. These data suggest that the epaulette shark relies primarily on appendage-based locomotion across both environments and produces ~50–70% more angular movement in the pelvic girdle compared to the pectoral girdle. The pelvic fin produces ~15–25% more angular movement compared to the pelvic fin while they are being adducted. The pelvic fin also adducts more when in a partially emerged condition, while the pectoral fin tends to show greater abduction when partially emerged out of water compared to fully submerged trials. Hemiscyllium ocellatum exhibits minimum lateral bending between the girdles and a lower range of girdle angles when compared to salamander walking on land which may limit stride length and, therefore, forward movement across environments. Yet, H. ocellatum retains a duty factor representative of a walking gait between environments. In this study, I have quantified differences in the roles of fins vs. limbs in a diagonal sequence gait and describe how the biomechanics of H. ocellatum may be a more appropriate model for studying the locomotor capabilities of stem tetrapods that still resemble their more fish-like ancestors.
Author | : A. Peter Klimley |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 2008-06-17 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 143910431X |
Download The Secret Life of Sharks Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Marine biologist Pete Klimley swims with the sharks. He was one of the first scientists to free-dive among sharks, and he has spent nearly thirty years studying shark behavior, sometimes swimming in schools of several hundred sharks. From his firsthand observations he has learned that sharks are not the vicious man-eaters that we imagine, but fascinating animals with complex behaviors. Most people who think of sharks at all think immediately of great white sharks. But there are more than four hundred species of shark. Dr. Klimley has studied several species, most notably the great white and the hammerhead. (He describes the great white as the athlete among sharks, and the hammerhead as the Ph.D. of the shark world.) In The Secret Life of Sharks Dr. Klimley reveals the significant discoveries he made about hammerhead navigation and great white eating habits. By studying hammerheads gathered around underwater seamounts, Dr. Klimley learned that hammerheads rely on sophisticated tracking of ocean-floor magnetism to navigate. His long-term study of great white sharks off the California coast demonstrated that these huge sharks prefer to eat seals and sea lions because of the energy contained in their fatty bodies. They are selective eaters, not the man-eaters we expect, and they sometimes go weeks between meals. But Dr. Klimley did observe a ritualized behavior that great whites practice in order to avoid deadly disputes over prey that one shark has captured and another wants. Although we have learned a great deal about shark behavior, says Dr. Klimley, there is much that we do not know. Unfortunately we are destroying these magnificent creatures of the deep through overfishing and degradation of the oceans. Already some populations of sharks have declined steeply. Vividly written by one of the foremost authorities on sharks, The Secret Life of Sharks is a fascinating account of some of the world's most magnificent animals.
Author | : Noel Elizabeth Currie |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780773529151 |
Download Constructing Colonial Discourse Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
While Captain James Cook's South Pacific voyages have been extensively studied, much less attention has been paid to his representation of the Pacific Northwest. In Constructing Colonial Discourse, N.E. Currie focuses on the month Cook spent at Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island in 1778 during his third Pacific voyage. Comparing the official 1784 edition of that voyage with his Cook's journal account (made available in the scholarly edition prepared by New Zealand scholar J.C. Beaglehole), Currie demonstrates that the representation of North America's northwest coast in the late eighteenth century was shaped as much by the publication process as by British notions of landscape, natural history, cannibalism, and history in the new world.Most recent scholarship critiques imperialist representations of the non-European world, while taking these published accounts at face value. Constructing Colonial Discourse combines close textual analysis with the insights of postcolonial theory to critique the discursive and rhetorical strategies by which the official account of the third voyage transformed Cook into an imperial hero.
Author | : Beth Ferry |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 37 |
Release | : 2015-08-04 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1452130728 |
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Bobby wants a shark for his birthday, so he is disappointed when his parents get him a puppy instead--but this puppy turns out to be a bit of a shark herself.