The most detailed, in-depth book about sea turtles--their origins, specialized form, senses, life cycle, world voyages, navigational talents, and their ecological roles--all beautifully illustrated.
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The most detailed, in-depth book about sea turtles--their origins, specialized form, senses, life cycle, world voyages, navigational talents, and their ecological roles--all beautifully illustrated.
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Witherington, Dawn. Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to. 132pp, num col ills, maps. Or pictorial glossy boards in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket. Covers all 7 species of turtle, 6 of which are under threat of extinction.
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Like New in Fine jacket. Size: 10x0x9; Some slight edgewear to dustjacket. Streamlined and equipped with flippers, sea turtles seem uniquely adapted for water-yet remain firmly attached to land, where the females lay their eggs each year. They sport the many colors of the rainbow, range in weight from 100 to 1, 300 pounds, and figure in the mythology and folklore of cultures around the world. And still, they currently risk extinction. In this book, marine biologist Blair Ernest Witherington, who has devoted decades to these ancient creatures, offers readers an in-depth look into their mysterious world. Accompanied by exquisite photographs, his descriptions comprise a personal introduction to these strangely graceful marine reptiles. Detailed, lively, and up-to-date imagery tells the story of sea turtles distant origins, their specialized form and undersea challenges, senses and life cycle, world voyages and navigational talents and their ecological roles. The most comprehensive overview of sea turtles to date, this book portrays each of the seven species in close-up, offering information on appearance, distribution, movements, life history, reproduction, diet, unique traits, and conservation.
