Product Description

The definitive identification guide to the sharks of the world The shark is undeniably the 'lord of the seas', having existed unchanged for 350 million years. Not only is it the biggest of fish, it is also the best equipped for hunting down and destroying its prey. It is capable of living in all waters shallow or deep, tropical or temperate, fresh or salt, and unlike most animals, it has no natural predators apart from the Killer Whale. Set to become a classic natural history title, Collins Field Guide to Sharks describes and illustrates the world's 440 species of shark. Shark families are grouped together and for each individual species there is detailed identification information, and original colour illustration, and a distribution map showing where in the world that species can be found. Covering all aspects of these extraordinary creatures, from their behaviour, breeding, feeding and ecology, right through to the impact of humans on sharks throughout the world, this is one of the most important shark books ever written.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #316305 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 416 pages

About the Author
Sarah Fowler works in marine ecology, biodiversity, conservation and management, with a particular focus on sharks. Appointed to the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Shark Specialist Group on its establishment in 1991 and now co-chair, Sarah also co-founded the UK Shark Trust and the European Elasmobranch Association and is an American Elasmobranch Society's Conservation Committee member.

Customer Reviews

The definitive shark reference
This is not a book full of nicely photographed sharks that many other shark identification books often are. This is a small book packed from cover to cover with just about every scrap of information you could possibly want on every species of shark in the world. Colour plates show identification pictures whilst each shark is followed up with a drawing showing its outline and distinguishing characteristics. Information is given on habitat, feeding, indentification, behaviour, measurements, biology, distribution etc. Exploded drawings show the sharks body structure in detail that I have not seen given in any other book. The family tree of sharks is given and each animal's genus can be identified.

A very useful pocket sized book. Conveniently sized for divers travelling worldwide on dive trips. Highly recommended.

Sharks
Nice little book which my grandson enjoyed - it was very reasonably priced and arrived promptly