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Killer Whales in Captivity

Description:

The debate on whether to free all captive killer whales from living in captivity

Suggested Subject Headings:

• Killer whales
• Killer whales – captivity
• Killer whales – captive animals

LC Classification:

• QL737.C432

Dewey Classification:

• 599

Suggested Books:

• Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity by David Kirby
• Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove
• Killer Whale by Caroline Arnold
• Puget Sound Whales for Sale : The Fight to End Orca Hunting by Sandra Pollard
• Namu: Making Friends with a Killer Whale by John Fisher
• Freeing Keiko: The Journey of a Killer Whale from Free Willy to the Wild by Kenneth Brower
• Of Orcas And Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us by David Neiwart
• Animal Rights by Kim Masters Evans
• Pod of Killer Whales by Vicki Leon

Suggested Periodicals:

• Haikai Magazine
• National Geographic

Suggested Videos:

• Blackfish (2013)

Suggested Library Databases:

• ProQuest
• Academic Search Complete

Relevant Organizations:

• KeepWhalesWild
• The Orca Project
• Born Free Foundation