Book
Beneath the surface : killer whales, SeaWorld, and the truth beyond Blackfish / John Hargrove with Howard Chua-Eoan.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781137280107 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: vii, 264 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York City : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Sea World. Aquatic animal welfare. Captive marine mammals. Killer whale > Habitat. Killer whale. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | 599.536 Har | 31681002501047 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A firsthand account of the lives of captive killer whales by a former SeaWorld orca trainer and the star of "Blackfish" argues that their needs are not met in captivity and traces advocacy efforts comparing the lives of free and captive orcas. - Baker & Taylor
A firsthand account of the lives of captive killer whales by one of SeaWorld's most experienced orca trainers and the star of Blackfish argues that their needs are not met in captivity and traces advocacy efforts comparing the lives of free and captive orcas. - McMillan Palgrave
A first-hand account of the lives of captive killer whales by one of the most experienced orca trainers to emerge from SeaWorld and the star of the hugely popular documentary Blackfish
- McMillan Palgrave
*Now a New York Times Best Seller*
Over the course of two decades, John Hargrove worked with 20 different whales on two continents and at two of SeaWorld's U.S. facilities. For Hargrove, becoming an orca trainer fulfilled a childhood dream. However, as his experience with the whales deepened, Hargrove came to doubt that their needs could ever be met in captivity. When two fellow trainers were killed by orcas in marine parks, Hargrove decided that SeaWorld's wildly popular programs were both detrimental to the whales and ultimately unsafe for trainers.
After leaving SeaWorld, Hargrove became one of the stars of the controversial documentary Blackfish. The outcry over the treatment of SeaWorld's orca has now expanded beyond the outlines sketched by the award-winning documentary, with Hargrove contributing his expertise to an advocacy movement that is convincing both federal and state governments to act.
In Beneath the Surface, Hargrove paints a compelling portrait of these highly intelligent and social creatures, including his favorite whales Takara and her mother Kasatka, two of the most dominant orcas in SeaWorld. And he includes vibrant descriptions of the lives of orcas in the wild, contrasting their freedom in the ocean with their lives in SeaWorld.
Hargrove's journey is one that humanity has just begun to take-toward the realization that the relationship between the human and animal worlds must be radically rethought.
