The Killer Whale Who Changed the World. Mark Leiren-Young

• Тип: Текст
• Автор: Mark Leiren-Young
• Издательство: Ingram(2020)
• ISBN: 9781771641944
• Страниц: 240
• Язык: Английский

• Жанры: Социология, Зоология

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 themKiller 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.”