Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us
By David Neiwert
"Orcas are one of Earth's most intelligent animals. Benign and gentle, with their own languages and cultures, orcas' amazing capacity for long-term memory and arguably, compassion, makes the ugly story of the captive-orca industry especially damning. In Of Orcas and Men, a marvelously compelling mix of cultural history, environmental reporting and scientific research, David Neiwart explores how this extraordinary species has come to capture our imaginations-and the catastrophic environmental consequences of the appeal."
"Powerful and beautifully written" -Jane Goodall