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Whale Song: Journeys into the Secret Lives of the North Atlantic Humpbacks
Whale Song Journeys into the Secret Lives of the North Atlantic Humpbacks Author:Andrew Stevenson Bermuda is the only mid-ocean platform in the northern hemisphere providing a window into the migratory social behavior of North Atlantic humpback whales. Four years ago, as Andrew Stevenson and his daughter Elsa watched a humpback launch itself out of the water off a Bermudan beach, she asked the question, ‘Why does a whale breach?? This was th... more »e beginning of an interesting and challenging project to film the whales underwater, fifteen miles off shore, in the middle of their migratory crossings. Andrew?s unique, close-up underwater photographs and footage, audio recordings and close to 500 identifying photographs of flukes have provided remarkable new evidence of the whales? lives in the waters around Bermuda, their breeding grounds in the Caribbean and their feeding grounds off the coast of Canada. And while Andrew is the first to admit that he is not a marine biologist – his personal story of his journeys with these awe-inspiring creatures has been a welcomed and valued addition to what we now know about these mysterious and majestic animals.« less