Now a world-renowned expert on whales and dolphins, he shares orca wisdom along with stories gleaned from decades of additional field study in the Russian Far East as well as return trips to Canada's West Coast to visit with the descendants of the killer whales he encountered 45 years ago. book does a fantastic job of opening the readers eyes to things they never knew about the orca.

Hoyt's youthful adventures turned into his life's work. 9 Inches (D) Weight:1. This revised fifth edition includes Hoyt's original account, plus exciting new chapters that bring readers up to date on the revolution in public awareness and orca research that has taken place. Orca - 5th Edition by Erich Hoyt (Paperback) 24.99When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Dimensions (Overall):8.9 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x. Working alongside other researchers keen to understand the life history of thekiller whale, Hoyt's group helped to dispel the negative mythology about orcas while uncovering the intimate details of their social behaviour. Written from experiences in the 1970's he knew nothing about Killer whales when he first set out but then, back then, NO ONE knew anything about them very much. He and his colleagues spent seven summers. In this enthralling book the author, Erich Hoyt describes the first few years he spent in the waters of Canada filming, recording and learning about Orcas. That all changed when Erich Hoyt and his colleagues spent seven summers in the 1970s following these intelligent, playful creatures in the waters off northern Vancouver Island. When Erich Hoyts Orca: The Whale Called Killer was first published in 1981, little was known about orcas. The largest member of the dolphin family was then considered too dangerous to approach in the wild. The social organization of resident-type killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Avacha Gulf. Statement: Erich Hoyt: The Physical Object Pagination: 287 p., 8 p. OA Filatova, VB Deecke, JKB Ford, CO Matkin, LG Barrett-Lennard. 0 Want to read 30 Currently reading Published 1984 by Camden House in Camden East, Ont. When Erich Hoyt's Orca: The Whale Called Killer was first published in 1981, little was known about Orcinus orca. Orca the whale called killer by Erich Hoyt.

Orca by Erich Hoyt