Wild About Whales

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You might have known that whales are mammals, but did you know that there are two main types – toothed whales (that eat using teeth) and baleen whales, who filter food from the sea using special baleen plates in their mouth? 

There are around 77 species of toothed whale on earth, including toothed beaked whales, orcas, beluga whales, and narwhals, and 15 species of baleen whales, including humpback whales, grey whales, and the mighty blue whale. 

Owen Davey presents the reader with fascinating facts, such as the knowledge that bowhead whales can live up to 200 years – and the way that scientists can find out a whale’s age is by counting the layers of earwax on a whale’s ear plug! 

Or what about the rather horrific fact that orcas hunt sharks by flipping them onto their backs in the water and eating their liver, before leaving the still-alive shark to be eaten by other predators. 

In this tenth book in Owen Davey’s fantastic non-fiction series, following gems such as Obsessive About Octopuses and Fanatical About Frogs, the focus is on whales. 

There’s all the beautiful graphic-style artwork that readers have come to expect from Davey’s books, as well as accessible information presented in a readable style and font. Excellent and highly recommended. 

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