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 celebrity, drawing twenty thousand 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."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 177164351X
• ISBN13: 9781771643511
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Greystone Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"