![]() ![]() ![]() This wonderful book clearly shows how empathy and compassion easily cross species lines. “ The Lost Whale is an epic story that has it all - drama, controversy, humor, emotion, humans you care about, and an orca named Luna you will never forget. I guarantee it.” - David Kirby, author of Death at SeaWorld and Animal Factory You will never forget it as long as you live. Let them tell you the beguiling story of Luna, the lost whale. And though I consider Michael Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm to be friends and colleagues, I feel no conflict of interest in stating they are journalists, filmmakers, and now authors of the highest order. “I first fell in love with Luna when I saw The Whale in 2011, and the bond is even stronger after reading The Lost Whale, the compelling story-behind-the-story of the beautifully filmed documentary. It's an important book, but also funny and moving and unforgettable.” - Ric O'Barry, star of the Academy Award winning film The Cove and author of Behind the Dolphin Smile The Lost Whale celebrates the life of a smart, friendly, determined, transcendent being from the sea who appeared among us like a promise out of the blue: that the greatest secrets in life are still to be discovered. Nothing went as planned, and the ensuing events caught everyone by surprise and challenged the very nature of that special and mysterious bond we humans call friendship. The First Nations' members brought out their canoes. #LUNA NOOTKA SOUND HOW TO#But does friendship work between species? People who loved Luna couldn't agree on how to help him. Undaunted, Luna refused to give up his search for connection and people went out to meet him, like smugglers carrying friendship through the dark. Policemen arrested people for rubbing Luna's nose. People fell in love with him, but the government decided that being friendly with Luna was bad for him, and tried to keep him away from humans. When someone whistled at him, he squeaked and whistled back. He begged for attention at boats and docks. Like humans, orcas are highly social and depend on their families, but Luna found himself desperately alone. One summer in Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, a young killer whale called Luna got separated from his pod. The heartbreaking and true story of a lonely orca named Luna who befriended humans in Nootka Sound, off the coast of Vancouver Island by Michael Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm. ![]()
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