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Author Leiren-Young, Mark, author.

Title The killer whale who changed the world / Mark Leiren-Young.

Publication Info. Vancouver : David Suzuki Institute : Greystone Books, [2016]
©2016

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  599.53 L53    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  599.536 LEIREN-YOUNG    Check Shelf
Description x, 188 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-188) and Internet addresses.
Contents 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
Summary 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.
Subject 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.
ISBN 9781771641937 (cloth) $24.95
1771641932 (cloth)
9781771641944 (epub)
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