Mark Leiren-Young

The Killer Whale Who Changed the World

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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 o… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-1-77164-193-7
EAN: 9781771641937
Produktnummer: 19690700
Verlag: Greystone Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 208 S.
Masse: H23.6 cm x B15.9 cm x D2.2 cm 446 g
Gewicht: 446

Über den 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.