The Secret Life of Sharks by A. Peter Klimley, Simon & Schuster, $25, ISBN 0743241703 Reviewed by Arthur A. Myrberg, Jr
PETER Klimley swims among sharks for a living. At least, when he wanted to know what it was about killer whales that made sharks flee, he challenged them.
He donned an appropriately coloured costume and performed a “dolphin-kick” manoeuvre to mimic a killer whale. Those tempted to try this in similarly close vicinity to sharks should know that his efforts were for naught: the sharks were unmoved.
Klimley, a researcher at the University of California at Davis, is a world…
