The Killer Whale Who Changed the World

by Mark Leiren-Young

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771641932
• ISBN13: 9781771641937
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Greystone Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"