David Spalding

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About the Author
Other Writings
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Dinosaur Books

Dave and Dinosaurs
Into the Dinosaurs Graveyard
Dinosaur Hunters
Out of Print Books
Dino Links


Whale Books

Dave and Whales
Whales of the West Coast
Whale Links


Western Canada

Alberta and B.C.
BC Ferries and the West Coast
Southern Gulf Islands
Out of Print Books
Western Canada Links


Fiction for Kids

Writing for Kids
The Lost Sketch
Winds Through Time
Kid Fiction Links


About Andrea Spalding

Whale Links:

Zoom Whales
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/whales/

A website full of color and information. This is the place to start if you want to know something about any kind of whale known today. There is even a geological time chart showing when whales began to appear. Did you know that there are currently 40 genera of living cetaceans, or whales, and 140 extinct cetaceans. 

Charlotte, The Vermont Whale
http://www.uvm.edu/whale/TableOfContents.html

Learn more about this unusual find. A whale discovered in the middle of land locked Vermont, USA. 

Whale Watching World-Wide
http://www.physics.helsinki.fi/whale/#World

A collection of links and information about where, when and how to whale watch around the world. An extensive directory for the eco-tourist or even the locals. 

Orca Adoption Program - San Juan Museum
http://www.whale-museum.org/adopt.html

Adopt an Orca and learn where your money will go. Sorry, no home delivery offered. 

Virtual Whales
http://www.cs.sfu.ca/research/projects/Whales/

Visit the movies section of this website for some stunning movies and virtual reality animations of humpback whale activity. See a virtual whale create a bubble net similar to the nets used to catch fish by man. 

What do you know about cetaceans?
http://nmml01.afsc.noaa.gov/education/cetaceans/cetacea.htm

From the US National Marine Mammal Laboratory learn more about their command and unusual behaviors. Many commonly refered to, but rarely explained, behaviors are explained in simple terms and include photos of many.

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