The killer whale who changed the world / Mark Leiren-Young.
Material type: TextPublisher: Vancouver : David Suzuki Institute : Greystone Books, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: x, 188 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781771641937
- 1771641932
- Moby Doll (Whale)
- Killer whale -- British Columbia -- History
- Killer whale -- Conservation -- History
- Captive marine mammals -- British Columbia -- History
- Captive marine mammals -- History
- Aquatic animal welfare -- British Columbia -- History
- Aquatic animal welfare -- History
- Animal rights -- History
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 599.536 L531 | Available | 33111008492098 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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."
Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-188).
Loomings -- The sea beast -- Save the whale -- Canada's Captain Ahab -- A living nightmare -- The terrible struggle -- The pugnacious, dangerous monster -- Superpod -- From Moby Dick to Moby Doll -- Million-dollar baby -- The ultimate exhibit -- Feeding time -- The blackfish gold rush -- The first orca -- The whale who changed the world
The story of Moby Doll, the first publicly exhibited captive killer whale, and how he changed the way people saw killer whales and sparked the movement to save them.