RSPB spotlight seals
Dipper, Frances, 1951-2021
Book
Seals are the sleekest and most agile of all marine mammals, and they are superbly adapted to the watery world in which they spend most of their time. With their whiskery dog-like faces, curious nature and vulnerable pups, they are enduringly appealing animals. Although air-breathing, seals are superbly tuned to hunt, sleep, mate and keep warm while out at sea, but they remain inextricably linked to land. In 'Spotlight Seals', Frances Dipper explores the intricate lives of the UK's native Grey and Common Seals and their amazing physical and behavioural adaptations to a life split between land and sea. She reveals the complex physiology that allows seals to dive deep and for long periods without coming to any harm. Once exploited for their meat and skins, seals now have protection around the British Isles.
Main title:
RSPB spotlight seals / Frances Dipper.
Author:
Dipper, Frances, 1951-, authorRoyal Society for the Protection of Birds, associated with work
Work:
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2021.
Collation:
128 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781472971623 (pbk)
Dewey class:
599.79
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3101268