Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us

The orca-otherwise known as the killer whale-is one of earth's most intelligent animals. Remarkably sophisticated, orcas have languages and cultures and even long-term memories, and their capacity for echolocation is nothing short of a sixth sense. They are also benign and gentle, which makes the story of the captive-orca industry-and the endangerment of their population in Puget Sound-that much more damning.



In Of Orcas and Men, a marvelously compelling mix of cultural history, environmenta...