| Author | : Mark Leiren-Young |
| File Size | : 51,7 Mb |
| Publisher | : Greystone Books |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 13 September 2016 |
| ISBN | : 9781771641944 |
| Pages | : 208 pages |
The Killer Whale Who Changed the World by Mark Leiren-Young Book PDF Summary
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.”