{"product_id":"orcinus-orca-song-of-the-ocean-paperback","title":"Orcinus Orca - Song of the Ocean - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNigel B. J. Clayton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an epic poem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe orca: they are black and white dolphins, mammals of the sea, warm-blooded creatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhich are at the top of the food chain for the territory that they hold within their power, man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeing their only predator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom is born in the Pacific Ocean, 1862; he is 2.5 metres long and weighs 200kg; a grand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003especimen. George Davidson is born of Eden; May, 1863.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Tom, Killer whale of Twofold Bay, Eden, friend to George Davidson (bay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhaler) and others like him: it is based upon a true story that will live in the memory of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecitizens of Eden for eternity, a museum being built in Tom's honour upon his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor thousands of years, before man recorded such events, killer whales hunted all manner of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebaleen whale in every ocean on this planet, and only once in all that time has it been\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewitnessed, and recorded for the prosperity of understanding and knowledge, that they cooperated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith humans in their hunt for whales. It all took place on the east coast of Australia, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwofold Bay, Eden. And it is here that an extraordinary story unfolds of an unwritten\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtract between man and beast, one of nature's most powerful and intelligent, one that is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emisunderstood and labelled unkindly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101769797767,"sku":"9780648767268","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6d539f2f64236216f6ec31801d43ffbd.webp?v=1732397470","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/orcinus-orca-song-of-the-ocean-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}