Whale Hunting with Gun and Camera: A Naturalist's Account of the Modern Shore-Whaling Industry, of Whales and their Habits, and of Hunting Experiences in Various Parts of the World
Whale Hunting with Gun and Camera: A Naturalist's Account of the Modern Shore-Whaling Industry, of Whales and their Habits, and of Hunting Experiences in Various Parts of the World. By Roy Chapman Andrews (1884-1960) who was the Assistant Curator of Mammals, American Museum of Natural History, New York; and a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences; Member of the Biological Society of Washington, Etc.. Illustrated with 133 interesting photos (available for viewing and download at www.digitaltextpublishing.com). Published in New York and London in 1916. ( 321 pages)
Preface (excerpt):
...In this book I have endeavored to tell of modern shore whaling as I have seen it during the past eight years while collecting and studying cetaceans for the American Museum of Natural History. This work carried me twice around the world, as well as northward on two expeditions to Alaska, and southward to the tropic waters of Borneo and the Dutch East Indies.
...I have also tried to give, in a readable way, some of the most interesting facts about whales and their habits, confining myself, however, to those species which form the basis of the shore whaling industry, or are commercially important, and which have come under my personal observation.
...In all of this work the camera has necessarily played a large part, for it is only by means of photographs that whales can be seen in future study as they appear alive or when freshly killed. It is hardly necessary to say that the photographing has been intensely interesting, and to any one who is in search of real excitement I can heartily recommend camera hunting for whales.
...It should be understood that this book is in no sense a manual of the large Cetacea. I hope, however, at some future time to write a volume which will treat of this wonderful mammalian order in a less casual way, and thus satisfy a desire which has been ever present in my mind since I began the study of whales.
ROY CHAPMAN ANDREWS,
American Museum of Natural History,
New York City.
February 8, 1916.
Contents:
Introduction — Chapter I. My First Whale Hunt — Chapter II. How A Humpback Dives And Spouts — Chapter III. An Exciting Experience In Alaska — Chapter IV. The "Voice" Of Whales And Some Interesting Habits — Chapter V. The Playful Humpback — Chapter VI. Japanese Shore Stations — Chapter VII. A Japanese Whale Hunt — Chapter VIII. Charged By A Wild Sei Whale — Chapter IX. Habits Of The Sei Whale — Chapter X. A Long Blue Whale Chase — Chapter XI. The Largest Animal That Ever Lived — Chapter XII. What Has Become Of The Whale's Legs — Chapter XIII. The Greyhound Of The Sea — Chapter XIV. Ships Attacked By Whales — Chapter XV. Rediscovering A Supposedly Extinct Whale — Chapter XVI. How Killers Tear Out A Gray Whale's Tongue — Chapter XVII. Some Habits Of The Gray Whale — Chapter XVIII. The Wolf Of The Sea — Chapter XIX. A Strange Giant Of The Ocean — Chapter XX. A Deep-Sea Sperm Whale Hunt — Chapter XXI. The Right Whale And Bowhead — Chapter XXII. The Bottlenose Whale And How It Is Hunted — Chapter XXIII. Hunting White Whales In The St. Lawrence River — Chapter XXIV. The Bottlenose Porpoise In Captivity — Chapter XXV. The Blackfish — Chapter XXVI. The Passing Of The Whale — Appendix
The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past.
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Preface (excerpt):
...In this book I have endeavored to tell of modern shore whaling as I have seen it during the past eight years while collecting and studying cetaceans for the American Museum of Natural History. This work carried me twice around the world, as well as northward on two expeditions to Alaska, and southward to the tropic waters of Borneo and the Dutch East Indies.
...I have also tried to give, in a readable way, some of the most interesting facts about whales and their habits, confining myself, however, to those species which form the basis of the shore whaling industry, or are commercially important, and which have come under my personal observation.
...In all of this work the camera has necessarily played a large part, for it is only by means of photographs that whales can be seen in future study as they appear alive or when freshly killed. It is hardly necessary to say that the photographing has been intensely interesting, and to any one who is in search of real excitement I can heartily recommend camera hunting for whales.
...It should be understood that this book is in no sense a manual of the large Cetacea. I hope, however, at some future time to write a volume which will treat of this wonderful mammalian order in a less casual way, and thus satisfy a desire which has been ever present in my mind since I began the study of whales.
ROY CHAPMAN ANDREWS,
American Museum of Natural History,
New York City.
February 8, 1916.
Contents:
Introduction — Chapter I. My First Whale Hunt — Chapter II. How A Humpback Dives And Spouts — Chapter III. An Exciting Experience In Alaska — Chapter IV. The "Voice" Of Whales And Some Interesting Habits — Chapter V. The Playful Humpback — Chapter VI. Japanese Shore Stations — Chapter VII. A Japanese Whale Hunt — Chapter VIII. Charged By A Wild Sei Whale — Chapter IX. Habits Of The Sei Whale — Chapter X. A Long Blue Whale Chase — Chapter XI. The Largest Animal That Ever Lived — Chapter XII. What Has Become Of The Whale's Legs — Chapter XIII. The Greyhound Of The Sea — Chapter XIV. Ships Attacked By Whales — Chapter XV. Rediscovering A Supposedly Extinct Whale — Chapter XVI. How Killers Tear Out A Gray Whale's Tongue — Chapter XVII. Some Habits Of The Gray Whale — Chapter XVIII. The Wolf Of The Sea — Chapter XIX. A Strange Giant Of The Ocean — Chapter XX. A Deep-Sea Sperm Whale Hunt — Chapter XXI. The Right Whale And Bowhead — Chapter XXII. The Bottlenose Whale And How It Is Hunted — Chapter XXIII. Hunting White Whales In The St. Lawrence River — Chapter XXIV. The Bottlenose Porpoise In Captivity — Chapter XXV. The Blackfish — Chapter XXVI. The Passing Of The Whale — Appendix
The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past.
Whale Hunting with Gun and Camera: A Naturalist's Account of the Modern Shore-Whaling Industry, of Whales and their Habits, and of Hunting Experiences in Various Parts of the World
Whale Hunting with Gun and Camera: A Naturalist's Account of the Modern Shore-Whaling Industry, of Whales and their Habits, and of Hunting Experiences in Various Parts of the World. By Roy Chapman Andrews (1884-1960) who was the Assistant Curator of Mammals, American Museum of Natural History, New York; and a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences; Member of the Biological Society of Washington, Etc.. Illustrated with 133 interesting photos (available for viewing and download at www.digitaltextpublishing.com). Published in New York and London in 1916. ( 321 pages)
Preface (excerpt):
...In this book I have endeavored to tell of modern shore whaling as I have seen it during the past eight years while collecting and studying cetaceans for the American Museum of Natural History. This work carried me twice around the world, as well as northward on two expeditions to Alaska, and southward to the tropic waters of Borneo and the Dutch East Indies.
...I have also tried to give, in a readable way, some of the most interesting facts about whales and their habits, confining myself, however, to those species which form the basis of the shore whaling industry, or are commercially important, and which have come under my personal observation.
...In all of this work the camera has necessarily played a large part, for it is only by means of photographs that whales can be seen in future study as they appear alive or when freshly killed. It is hardly necessary to say that the photographing has been intensely interesting, and to any one who is in search of real excitement I can heartily recommend camera hunting for whales.
...It should be understood that this book is in no sense a manual of the large Cetacea. I hope, however, at some future time to write a volume which will treat of this wonderful mammalian order in a less casual way, and thus satisfy a desire which has been ever present in my mind since I began the study of whales.
ROY CHAPMAN ANDREWS,
American Museum of Natural History,
New York City.
February 8, 1916.
Contents:
Introduction — Chapter I. My First Whale Hunt — Chapter II. How A Humpback Dives And Spouts — Chapter III. An Exciting Experience In Alaska — Chapter IV. The "Voice" Of Whales And Some Interesting Habits — Chapter V. The Playful Humpback — Chapter VI. Japanese Shore Stations — Chapter VII. A Japanese Whale Hunt — Chapter VIII. Charged By A Wild Sei Whale — Chapter IX. Habits Of The Sei Whale — Chapter X. A Long Blue Whale Chase — Chapter XI. The Largest Animal That Ever Lived — Chapter XII. What Has Become Of The Whale's Legs — Chapter XIII. The Greyhound Of The Sea — Chapter XIV. Ships Attacked By Whales — Chapter XV. Rediscovering A Supposedly Extinct Whale — Chapter XVI. How Killers Tear Out A Gray Whale's Tongue — Chapter XVII. Some Habits Of The Gray Whale — Chapter XVIII. The Wolf Of The Sea — Chapter XIX. A Strange Giant Of The Ocean — Chapter XX. A Deep-Sea Sperm Whale Hunt — Chapter XXI. The Right Whale And Bowhead — Chapter XXII. The Bottlenose Whale And How It Is Hunted — Chapter XXIII. Hunting White Whales In The St. Lawrence River — Chapter XXIV. The Bottlenose Porpoise In Captivity — Chapter XXV. The Blackfish — Chapter XXVI. The Passing Of The Whale — Appendix
The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past.
Preface (excerpt):
...In this book I have endeavored to tell of modern shore whaling as I have seen it during the past eight years while collecting and studying cetaceans for the American Museum of Natural History. This work carried me twice around the world, as well as northward on two expeditions to Alaska, and southward to the tropic waters of Borneo and the Dutch East Indies.
...I have also tried to give, in a readable way, some of the most interesting facts about whales and their habits, confining myself, however, to those species which form the basis of the shore whaling industry, or are commercially important, and which have come under my personal observation.
...In all of this work the camera has necessarily played a large part, for it is only by means of photographs that whales can be seen in future study as they appear alive or when freshly killed. It is hardly necessary to say that the photographing has been intensely interesting, and to any one who is in search of real excitement I can heartily recommend camera hunting for whales.
...It should be understood that this book is in no sense a manual of the large Cetacea. I hope, however, at some future time to write a volume which will treat of this wonderful mammalian order in a less casual way, and thus satisfy a desire which has been ever present in my mind since I began the study of whales.
ROY CHAPMAN ANDREWS,
American Museum of Natural History,
New York City.
February 8, 1916.
Contents:
Introduction — Chapter I. My First Whale Hunt — Chapter II. How A Humpback Dives And Spouts — Chapter III. An Exciting Experience In Alaska — Chapter IV. The "Voice" Of Whales And Some Interesting Habits — Chapter V. The Playful Humpback — Chapter VI. Japanese Shore Stations — Chapter VII. A Japanese Whale Hunt — Chapter VIII. Charged By A Wild Sei Whale — Chapter IX. Habits Of The Sei Whale — Chapter X. A Long Blue Whale Chase — Chapter XI. The Largest Animal That Ever Lived — Chapter XII. What Has Become Of The Whale's Legs — Chapter XIII. The Greyhound Of The Sea — Chapter XIV. Ships Attacked By Whales — Chapter XV. Rediscovering A Supposedly Extinct Whale — Chapter XVI. How Killers Tear Out A Gray Whale's Tongue — Chapter XVII. Some Habits Of The Gray Whale — Chapter XVIII. The Wolf Of The Sea — Chapter XIX. A Strange Giant Of The Ocean — Chapter XX. A Deep-Sea Sperm Whale Hunt — Chapter XXI. The Right Whale And Bowhead — Chapter XXII. The Bottlenose Whale And How It Is Hunted — Chapter XXIII. Hunting White Whales In The St. Lawrence River — Chapter XXIV. The Bottlenose Porpoise In Captivity — Chapter XXV. The Blackfish — Chapter XXVI. The Passing Of The Whale — Appendix
The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past.
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| BN ID: | 2940150521254 |
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| Publisher: | Digital Text Publishing Company |
| Publication date: | 10/04/2014 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
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