The Killer Whale Who Changed the World

The Killer Whale That Changed the World

Mark Leiren-Young (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2016
Greystone Books,Canada (Verlag)
9781771641937 (ISBN)

Infos

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."

Autor

Mark Leiren-Young is an award-winning journalist, screenwriter, playwright, and author. He received the Leacock medal for his memoir Never Shoot a Stampede Queen, and the El Prat de Llobregat Award for his film The Green Chain. He lives in Vancouver.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.10.2016
• Reihe/Serie: David Suzuki Institute
• Zusatzinfo: 16 B&W photos, Maps
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 228 mm
• Gewicht: 453 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-13: 9781771641937 / 9781771641937
• Zustand: Neuware