Killer Whales Gentle Giants or Viscous Killers

By: Tracy Woods “Killer Whales: Gentle Giants, or Viscous Killers?” Killer whales are an important subject of mythology for many indigenous peoples, especially the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest. The whales have not been hunted extensively by humans, although they have been hunted by some shore whaling operations, and some individuals have been taken as aquarium show animals from the waters around the Pacific Northwest and Iceland. Killer whales are perceived by many near-shore …

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