Whales and Dolphins of the Southern African Subregion

This book is the first stand-alone and definitive account of the cetaceans of the oceanic region from the equator to Antarctica, and between the longitudes of 20° W and 80° E - a region that includes almost two-thirds of the worlds marine cetacean species. In the fascinating accounts of 51 species of whales and dolphins (and one porpoise), information for this region is comprehensively summarised, allowing Peter Best to give us the benefit of his extensive knowledge and of the wealth of unpublished information he has accumulated during his 40 years of studying these creatures. Approximately 100 illustrations have been created in colour for this book by world-renowned marine mammal illustrator Pieter Folkens. Colour photographs of the living animal portray the jizz of each species and specific coloration or behavioural features.

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Contributors
Foreword
The Mammal Research Institute
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Map of the subregion
The cetacean environment off southern Africa Isabelle Ansorge and Johann Lutjeharms
The South African species gate William Perrin
A classification of living cetacea
Keys to the whales, dolphins and porpoise of the region
Anatomy of cetacean skulls
Species accounts
BALAENIDAE, Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis
NEOBALAENIDAE, Pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata
BALAENOPTERIDAE, Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Dwarf minke whale, B. acutorostrata subsp.
Brydes whale, B. brydei
Sei whale, B. borealis
Fin whale, B. physalus
Blue whale, B. musculus
PHYSETERIDAE, Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus
KOGIIDAE, Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps
Dwarf sperm whale, K. sima
ZIPHIIDAE, Cuviers beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris
Arnouxs beaked whale, Berardius arnuxii
Shepherds beaked whale, Tasmacetus shepherdi
Longmans beaked whale, Indopacetus pacificus
Southern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon planifrons
Hectors beaked whale, Mesoplodon hectori
Trues beaked whale, M. mirus
Gervais beaked whale, M. europaeus
Grays beaked whale, M. grayi
Andrews beaked whale, M. bowdoini
Layards beaked whale, M. layardii
Blainvilles beaked whale, M. densirostris
Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, M. ginkgodens
DELPHINIDAE, Heavisides dolphin, Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
Commersons dolphin, C. commersonii
Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis
Atlantic humpback dolphin, Sousa teuszi
Indian humpback dolphin, S. chinensis
Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncates
Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin, T. aduncus
Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuate
Atlantic spotted dolphin, S. frontalis
Spinner dolphin, S. longirostris
Clymene dolphin, S. clymene
Striped dolphin, S. coeruleoalba
Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Long-beaked common dolphin, D. capensis
Frasers dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei
Dusky dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Hourglass dolphin, L. cruciger
Southern right whale dolphin, Lissodelphis peronii
Rissos dolphin, Grampus griseus
Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra
Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuate
False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens
Killer whale, Orcinus orca
Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas
Short-finned pilot whale, G. macrorhynchus
PHOCOENIDAE, Spectacled porpoise, Phocoena dioptrica
Bibliography
Glossary
Photographic acknowledgements
Index
List of subscribers.