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Whale hunting with gun and camera / A naturalist's account of the modern shore-whaling industry, of whales and their habits, and of hunting experiences in various parts of the world

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By Roy Chapman Andrews
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A first-person naturalist's account documents modern shore whaling around the world, combining hunting narratives with systematic observations of several commercially important whale species. Chapters describe shore stations and floating factories, harpoon-gun methods and cutting-in procedures, and the photographer's role in recording live and freshly killed specimens. Natural history sections examine diving and spouting, feeding, breeding and nursing, migration and vocalizations, and encounters with sharks and ship attacks. Descriptive field stories from Japan, Alaska and other regions illustrate industry practices, animal behavior, and the scientific value of specimens collected for museum study.

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Title: Whale hunting with gun and camera

Author: Roy Chapman Andrews

Release date: July 4, 2022 [eBook #68454]

Language: English

Original publication: United States: D. Appleton and Company, 1916

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WHALE HUNTING with GUN and CAMERA
A NATURALIST’S ACCOUNT OF THE MODERN SHORE WHALING INDUSTRY, OF WHALES AND THEIR HABITS, AND OF HUNTING EXPERIENCES IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD

BY
ROY CHAPMAN ANDREWS
ASSISTANT CURATOR OF MAMMALS, AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK; FELLOW OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES; MEMBER OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK LONDON
1916
Copyright, 1916, by
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
Printed in the United States of America
THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED TO
MY WIFE
WITHOUT WHOSE ENCOURAGEMENT IT
WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN
AND TO
MY MOTHER
WHO HAS BORNE THE ANXIETIES
OF HER SON’S LONG WANDERINGS