Continues to meet the research-focused needs of marine biologists and conservation biologists by providing a tremendous influx of new photos, taking advantage of advances in digital and auto-focusing photography, and the emergence of marine mammal studies and “whale-watching” around the world. The book encompasses cetacean, pinniped, and sirenian species, as well as extinct species, and describes basic biology and taxonomic groupings of marine mammals.

• Contains superb photographs of every species of marine mammal for accurate identification
• Authors possess nearly 80 years of collective experience with almost all of the species and distinctive geographic forms described in the guide
• Provides the most detailed and anatomically accurate illustrations currently available, including more than 750 new illustrations
• Special emphasis is placed on the identification of species in “problem groups,” such as the beaked whales, long-beaked oceanic dolphins, and southern fur seals
• Includes a detailed list of sources for more information

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