The Killer Whale Who Changed the World : The Killer Whale That Changed the World Hardback
by Mark Leiren-Young
Part of the David Suzuki Institute series
Hardback
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The fascinating and heartbreaking account of the first publicly exhibited captive killer whale -- a story that forever changed the way we see orcas and sparked the movement to save them Killer whales had always been seen as bloodthirsty sea monsters.
That all changed when a young killer whale was captured off the west coast of North America and displayed to the public in 1964.
Moby Doll -- as the whale became known -- was an instant celebrity, drawing 20,000 visitors on the one and only day he was exhibited.
He died within a few months, but his famous gentleness sparked a worldwide crusade that transformed how people understood and appreciated orcas. Because of Moby Doll, we stopped fearing "killers" and grew to love and respect "orcas."
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages, 16 B&W photos, Maps
- Publisher:Greystone Books,Canada
- Publication Date:06/10/2016
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- ISBN:9781771641937
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages, 16 B&W photos, Maps
- Publisher:Greystone Books,Canada
- Publication Date:06/10/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781771641937