Marine biologist Pete Klimley swims with the sharks. He was one of the first scientists to free-dive among sharks, and he has spent nearly thirty years studying shark behavior, sometimes swimming in schools of several hundred sharks. From his firsthand observations he has learned that sharks are not the vicious man-eaters that we imagine, but fascinating animals with complex behaviors. Most people who think of sharks at all think immediately of great...
Dr Peter Klimley is i would say the formost expert in sharks, the information he gives in his book is based on his life experiences with them. His life has been shark i do not know of anyone that has more experience or can express himself so well in print Steve Fox owner of Deep Blue Divers 'Whale Shark Experts in the Caribbean www.DeepBlueUtila.com
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Did everything you know about sharks come from watching JAWS? Do you think that there is a real truth out there beyond the hype on the silver screen? If you want to find out what sharks are REALLY like, A. Peter Klimley's THE SECRET LIFE OF SHARKS will explain the mysteries of shark behavior, and you might find that what sharks actually do is much more amazing than anything that has been seen in the movies!As a professional...
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"The Secret Life of Sharks" is a wonderful novel designed to demonstrate the true nature of sharks through the personal experience/insight of a man who knows sharks on a level well beyond even the most avid shark enthusiast. Klimley provides historical context to his career in shark behaviour and his motivations for pursuing the directions he choose to pursue right from his very beginnings as a grad student. For those that...
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Dr. Peter Klimley has been studying sharks for decades. He has always preferred to study them on their own turf, rather than in the lab. Through his years of experience with a variety of species, including the much-feared great white shark, he has been able to shed light on natural behaviors not witnessed by more traditional scientists. He repeatedly found that the "mindless maneater" image is grossly inaccurate, and sharks...
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By now, any nature enthusiast is well aware of Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, and has seen endless footage of sharks doing exciting things... like biting fish, and biting surfers, and biting seals, and, well pretty much just biting stuff. But there's a lot more to these gorgeous, fascinating animals than their teeth. Similarly, there's a lot more to being a scientist than just riding around in boats taking pretty pictures...
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