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Published on: 2014-12-04
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In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea sponges by the dolphins of Shark Bay, Australia, to protect their beaks while foraging for fish, we find clear examples of the transmission of information among cetaceans. Just as human cultures pass on languages and turns of phrase, tastes in food (and in how it is acquired), and modes of dress, could whales and dolphins have developed a culture of their very own Unequivocally: yes. In The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins, cetacean biologists Hal Whitehead, who has spent much of his life on the ocean trying to understand whales, and Luke Rendell, whose research focuses on the evolution of social learning, open an astounding porthole onto the fascinating culture beneath the waves. As Whitehead and Rendell show, cetacean culture and its transmission are shaped by a blend of adaptations, innate sociality, and the unique environment in which whales and dolphins live: a watery world in which a hundred-and-fifty-ton blue whale can move with utter grace, and where the vertical expanse is as vital, and almost as vast, as the horizontal. Drawing on their own research as well as a scientific literature as immense as the sea—including evolutionary biology, animal behavior, ecology, anthropology, psychology, and neuroscience—Whitehead and Rendell dive into realms both humbling and enlightening as they seek to define what cetacean culture is, why it exists, and what it means for the future of whales and dolphins. And, ultimately, what it means for our future, as well. The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins: Hal Whitehead ... The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins might be only a glimpse into the world of its subjects ... The Cultural Lives Of Whales And Dolphins Scuba Diver Life In The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins ... Culture in whales and dolphins - Dalhousie University ... and culture may be implicated in some unusual behavioural and life-history traits of whales and dolphins. ... Rendell & Whitehead: Culture in whales and dolphins The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins by Hal Whitehead ... The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins has 82 ratings and 17 reviews. In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; ... Quotes from The Cultural Live... The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins - Google Play In The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins ... and the unique environment in which whales and dolphins live: ... Whales and Dolphins: Cognition Culture ... The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins by Hal Whitehead ... The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins is available from Chicago. More reviews Topics. Science and nature Marine life Wildlife Cetaceans Share on Facebook; The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins by Hal Whitehead ... In The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins ... and population biology but now enriching ourselves with the cultural lives of wild whales and dolphins. ... Book Review: The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins ... The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins By Hal Whitehead and Luke Rendell 408 pp. University of Chicago Press. Share This; Tweet This; Email This; Pocket This; The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins: We Are Not ... ... but also in other animals in which culture is ... evolved cognitive and emotional lives. ... The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins is an outstanding book ... The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins Whitehead Rendell In The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins ... whale and dolphin culture ... now enriching ourselves with the cultural lives of wild whales and dolphins. ...
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