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Pub. Date
20190117
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Drawing on interviews, official records, private archives, and his own family history, Jason M. Colby tells the exhilarating and often heartbreaking story of how people came to love the ocean's greatest predator. Historically reviled as dangerous pests, killer whales were dying by the hundreds, even thousands, by the 1950s-the victims of whalers, fishermen, and even the U.S. military. In the Pacific Northwest, fishermen shot them, scientists harpooned...
85) Killer whales
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Series
Pub. Date
c1995
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, food habits, and defense mechanisms of this mammal, which is the largest member of the dolphin family.
86) Killer whales
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Series
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Presents information on the physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of killer whales, with an emphasis on how they hunt.
88) Orcas
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Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"A look at orcas, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their unique coloration, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status in the world today"--
89) Dead Silent
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Police partners, D.I. Calladine and D.S. Ruth Bayliss race against time to catch a vicious serial killer. the first two victims are American university students and both have livestock tags fixed to their earlobes. Who wanted them dead and what's the connection? The detectives piece together the forensic evidence and track down the witnesses, to reach a shocking conclusion.
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2020.
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"Esteban Arevalo is a man who dresses badly. The disheveled appearance of his worn out clothes arouses the deepest mistrust among his neighbors in the Tacubaya neighborhood. Rumors indicate him as the suspect in having committed eight murders. The narrator of this story demonstrates the innocence of Esteban." -Ingram
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Pub. Date
2016
Description
A gripping psychological thriller that leads you into the twisted mind of a serial killer from the beginnings of his rampage to a shocking ending. Follow Randy Boatman as he justifies to himself why he commits these killings. Boatman believes he is justified simply because he hates the fact that people think their lives will change for the better if they win money. Watch homicide detective Dan O'Neal and his daughter, Megan, as their lives are intertwined...
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
A remarkable new story is unfolding in the Arctic. As the ice melts and polar bears struggle to survive, another animal is taking over the polar bear's once dominant role as top predator. An ever-increasing number of killer whales are appearing in Arctic waters. As the polar bear's world is shrinking, the orca's is growing.
94) Killer whales
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
"Explores the mysterious underwater world of these magnificent ocean predators, looking at every aspect of their lives, from hunting and diving to family life and vocalizing, describing how they are being studied and explains many threats they are facing in the increasingly fragile ocean environment"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Prison break trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Joanna Sutton can cope with the fierce winter storm bearing down on the small rural community of Centennial Valley, Montana; the popular romance writer has survived much worse in life. Haunted by the loss of her husband and child, Jo has found refuge at her family's secluded lodge, but her haven soon becomes a hell. During the ferocious blizzard, a local Boy Scout troop is stranded in the wilderness, compelling Jo to spearhead a desperate rescue mission,...
97) Orcas
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Series
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
Simple text and color photographs provide a brief introduction to orcas, also known as killer whales.
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Pub. Date
2015.
Formats
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In the fall of 1888, Jack the Ripper slaughtered five prostitutes in Londons seamy Whitechapel District. He did not just kill--he ripped with a butchers glee--and then, after the particularly gruesome slaying of Mary Jane Kelly, he disappeared. For 127 years, Jack has haunted the dark corners of our imagination, the paradigm of the psychotic killer. We remember him not only for his crimes, but because, despite one of the biggest dragnets in London...
99) Orca song
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Pub. Date
[1994]
Description
Orca Pup is trapped in an abandoned net and separated from his family until he hears the song that they sing while looking for him.