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The Killer Whale Who Changed the World

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The Killer Whale Who Changed the World Synopsis

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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ISBN: 9781771643511
Publication date: 13th October 2017
Author: Mark Leiren-Young
Publisher: Greystone Books,Canada
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 208 pages
Series: David Suzuki Institute
Genres: Wildlife: aquatic creatures: general interest
Animals and society
Zoology: marine and freshwater mammals