Contents 



Preface 7 



1 Historical Introduction II 



2 Evolution and External Appearances 58 



3 Locomotion and Locomotory Organs 93 



4 Respiration 117 



5 Heart, Circulation, and Blood 154 



6 Behaviour 1 79 



7 Hearing 202 



8 The Production of Sounds 218 



9 Senses and the Central Nervous System 226 



10 Feeding 253 



1 1 Metabolism 294 



12 Distribution and Migration 316 



1 3 Reproduction 349 



14 The Future of Whales and Whaling 391 

 Classification of Cetacea 417 

 Bibliography 42 1 

 Appendices 



1 Names of Cetaceans in different languages 460 



2 Imperial and Metric equivalents 462 

 Index 463 





