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Ocean giants, by bbc earth and nature, consists of three documentaries which explore the lives and times of whales and dolphins. Readers will learn fascinating facts about some of the largest animals in the ocean including how they grow and hunt. Here, she relates the stories of natures most remarkable creatures, including the familial orcas in the waters of. From susan casey, bestselling author of the devils teeth, an astonishing book about colossal, shipswallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out. The breath of a whale is a beautiful reflection of one womans experience in the field studying cetaceans on the american pacific coast. Peters book brings rachel carsons sense of wonder to the plight of marine. In the end, hoares virtuosic sympathy for his subject makes you believe in the better angels of our nature.
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Inside natures giants explores the anatomy of the largest animals on the planet to reveal how these amazing creatures really work. A bite force test on a live great white shark shows just how powerful those jaws really are. Ocean giants is a 2011 british nature documentary series narrated by actor stephen fry. The series is a production of the bbc natural history unit, and premiered on 14 august 2011. Inside natures giants dissects the largest animals on the planet to uncover their evolutionary secrets.
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