Observing baleen whales

There is a saying that goes: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” This book is a simple storybook of sorts, full of thousands of words about baleen whales, how they live their lives today, and how their many remarkable adaptations might have come to be. The idea for this opening chapter arose out of an undeniable desire to have more pictures, to show you, the reader, the diversity of species and some of their observable adaptive behaviors. By combining photographs with captions, we further elucidate adaptations and behaviors that are explored in depth throughout this book. In the coming decade, we should all be prepared for a dramatic increase in scientifically based, multimedia storybooks that explore and reveal the full spectrum of biology on this singing planet.