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The shark: splendid savage of the sea. / Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Philippe Cousteau. [Translated from the French by Francis Price.
LIBRA - Special QL638.9 .C6613 1970
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cousteau, Jacques, 1910-1997.
- Cousteau, Philippe, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Requins. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Sharks.
- Marine Biology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Marine Biology.
- Sharks.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xii, 277 pages : illustrations (some color), charts, portraits (some color) ; 27 cm
- Edition:
- [First edition in U.S.].
- Place of Publication:
- Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1970.
- Summary:
- Underwater color photographs accompany this narrative of expeditions to carry out research on the shark.
- Contents:
- First encounter
- Why tell of sharks?
- The perfect killer
- Warm blood and cold blood
- The squaloscope
- Bullfight in the deep
- Arthur's experience with the albimarginatus
- The island of Derraka
- Frenzy at Shab Arab
- Sharks and settlers
- Peaceful giant
- The study of sharks
- conclusions on shark behavior.
- Notes:
- At head of title: The undersea discoveries of Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
- Translation of Les requins.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Cousteau, Jacques, 1910-1997. Requins. English. Shark: splendid savage of the sea.
- OCLC:
- 98472
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