Accession Number:

AD0650803

Title:

THE HISTORY OF THE BLIND SPERM WHALE,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO

Personal Author(s):

• Tomilin,A. G.

Report Date:

1966-12-05

Pagination or Media Count:

212.0

Abstract:

The report is devoted to whales, which include Dolphins, Sperm Whales, Narwhal, Belugas, Killer Whales, and Baleen Whales. It discusses the distribution of these animals through oceans, their bodily structure, their biological peculiarities, the use of the products of the whaling industry in different branches of industry, and also the keeping of certain whales in captivity. The newest discoveries in the region of the biology of whales and dolphins are reflected. Author

Descriptors:

• (*CETACEA
• *MARINE BIOLOGY)
• PHYSIOLOGY
• BEHAVIOR
• DISTRIBUTION
• HISTORY
• LEARNING
• PERCEPTION
• MARINE BIOLOGICAL NOISE
• INGESTION(PHYSIOLOGY)
• ECHO RANGING

Subject Categories:

• Biological Oceanography

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE