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Brownlee, S., 2003. Blast from the vast. Discover, vol. 24, no. 12, December, pp. 50–57. The sperm whale uses blasts of sound to stun its prey.

Conover, A., 2003. To catch a thief. Smithsonian, vol. 34, no. 9, December, pp. 82–86. The endangered roseate tern uses ingenious behaviors to steal food from neighbors.

Harden, B., 2004. Wild ones. Discover, vol. 25, no. 4, April, pp. 52–59. Killer whales are feeding more on protected seals, sea lions, and sea otters, perhaps as a result of a decline in the number of fish.

Parfit, M., 2004. Whale of a tale. Smithsonian, vol. 35, no. 3, November, pp. 64– 71. The drama surrounding a killer whale that was adopted by boaters and fishers on Vancouver island, Canada.

Pittman, C., 2004. Fury over the gentle giant. Smithsonian, vol., 34, no. 11, February, pp. 54–59. Controversy surrounds efforts to protect the manatee in Florida.

Summers, A., 2004. As the whale turns. Natural History, vol. 113, no. 5, June, pp. 24–25. The hydrodynamic lift produced by the humpback whale s flippers helps in the making of bubble nets that are used to catch prey.

Warne, K., 2004. Harp seals. National Geographic, vol. 205, no. 3, March, pp. 50–67. Harp seal pups are still hunted for their skins.

Weimerskirch, H., 2004. Wherever the wind may blow. Natural History, vol. 113, no. 8, October, pp. 40–45. Miniature electronic trackers show where albatrosses and frigate birds wander. http://naturalhistorymag.com

Croxall, J. P., J. R. D. Silk, R. A. Phillips, V. Afanasyev and D. R. Briggs, 2005. Global circumnavigations: Tracking year-round ranges of nonbreeding albatrosses. Science, vol. 307, no. 5707, 14 January, pp. 249–250.

Goerlitz D. S., J. Urbán, L. Rojas-Bracho, M. Belson and C. M. Schaeff , 2003. Mitochondrial DNA variation among Eastern North Pacifific gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) on winter breeding grounds in Baja California. Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 81, no. 12, pp.-1965–1972.

Griebel, U. and L. Peichl, 2003. Colour vision in aquatic mammals—facts and open questions. Aquatic Mammals, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 18–30.

Hays, G. C., S. kesson, A. C. Broderick, F. Glen, B. J. Godley, F. Papi and P. Luschi, 2003. Island-finding ability of marine turtles. Biology Letters, vol. 270, suppl. 1, pp. 5–7.

Richard, P., K. L. Laidre, R. Dietz, M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, J. Orr and H. C. Schmidt, 2003. The migratory behaviour of narwhals (Monodon monoceros). Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 81, no. 8, pp. 1298–1305.

Schneider, V. and D. Pearce, 2004. What saved the whales? An economic analysis of 20th century whaling. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 543–562.

Van Dyke, J. M., E. A. Gardner and J. R. Morgan, 2004. Whales, submarines, and active sonar. Ocean Yearbook, vol. 18, pp. 284–329.

Watanuki, Y., Y. Niizuma, G. W. Gabrielsen, K. Sato and Y. Naito, 2003. Stroke and glide of wing-propelled divers: Deep diving seabirds adjust surge frequency to buoyancy change with depth. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biological Sciences, vol. 270, no. 1514, pp. 483–488.

Whitehead, H. and C. A. Ottensmeyer, 2003. Behavioural evidence for social units in long-finned pilot whales. Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 81, no. 8, pp. 1327–1338.

Wiebke, F. and J. Higham, 2004. The human dimensions of whale watching: An analysis based on viewing platforms. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 103–117.

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