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28 p. : ill.

One of a series intended for use with year 9 to 11 students to support the development of language across the curriculum.

'Based in part on an interview with Kaye Stark, Conservation Officer, Golden Bay.'

Describes the rescue of a pod of pilot whales who beached in Golden Bay, January 1991. Describes the signals whales produce and their use for communication and navigation, and also looks at how echolocation is used by bats and in sonar and radar systems. Suggested level: secondary.
lower age: 0