The Killer Whale Who Changed the World

By: Mark Leiren-Young

Narrated by: Mark Leiren-Young

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.

©2016 Mark Leiren-Young (P)2016 Perpetual Motion Productions

Moby Doll

This book gives a different account of what lead to the capture of Moby Doll, his life, and aftermath than the book Orca by Colby does. Very informative and heartbreaking at the same time. RIP Moby Doll, the Orca that changed everything.