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Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as orca)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,097 ratings — published 2002
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Into Great Silence: A Memoir of Discovery and Loss among Vanishing Orcas Into Great Silence: A Memoir of Discovery and Loss among Vanishing Orcas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as orca)
avg rating 4.38 — 600 ratings — published 2013
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The Lost Whale: The True Story of an Orca Named Luna The Lost Whale: The True Story of an Orca Named Luna (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as orca)
avg rating 4.26 — 440 ratings — published 2013
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Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as orca)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,310 ratings — published 2015
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Orca: The Whale Called Killer Orca: The Whale Called Killer (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as orca)
avg rating 4.40 — 437 ratings — published 1981
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Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as orca)
avg rating 4.20 — 7,643 ratings — published 2015
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Endangered Orcas: The Story of the Southern Residents Endangered Orcas: The Story of the Southern Residents (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as orca)
avg rating 4.77 — 165 ratings — published 2019
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Spirits of the Coast: Orcas in science, art and history Spirits of the Coast: Orcas in science, art and history (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as orca)
avg rating 4.53 — 140 ratings — published 2020
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Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as orca)
avg rating 4.17 — 373 ratings — published
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Swimming with Orca: My Life with New Zealand's Killer Whales Swimming with Orca: My Life with New Zealand's Killer Whales (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as orca)
avg rating 4.44 — 274 ratings — published 2005
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Snitch (Orca Soundings) Snitch (Orca Soundings)
by (shelved 4 times as orca)
avg rating 3.60 — 276 ratings — published 2014
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The Last Sunset in the West: Britain’s Vanishing West Coast Orcas The Last Sunset in the West: Britain’s Vanishing West Coast Orcas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 4.03 — 232 ratings — published 2023
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Killer Whales of the World: Natural History And Conservation Killer Whales of the World: Natural History And Conservation (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 4.47 — 30 ratings — published 2002
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Operation Orca: Springer, Luna and the Struggle to Save West Coast Killer Whales Operation Orca: Springer, Luna and the Struggle to Save West Coast Killer Whales (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 4.17 — 71 ratings — published 2007
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Oxford Bookworms Library: Orca: Starter: 250-Word Vocabulary (Oxford Bookworms Starter) Oxford Bookworms Library: Orca: Starter: 250-Word Vocabulary (Oxford Bookworms Starter)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 3.75 — 177 ratings — published 2006
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Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,744 ratings — published
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Responsible (Orca Soundings) Responsible (Orca Soundings)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 3.75 — 99 ratings — published 2007
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One Way One Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 3.72 — 76 ratings — published 2012
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Bang (Orca Soundings) Bang (Orca Soundings)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 3.67 — 305 ratings — published 2007
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Big Guy (Orca Soundings) Big Guy (Orca Soundings)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 3.28 — 131 ratings — published 2008
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Home Invasion (Orca Soundings) Home Invasion (Orca Soundings)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 3.55 — 130 ratings — published 2005
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House Party (Orca Soundings) House Party (Orca Soundings)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 3.54 — 251 ratings — published 2007
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Crush Crush (Library Binding)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 3.71 — 1,943 ratings — published 2006
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Something Girl (Orca Soundings) Something Girl (Orca Soundings)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 3.92 — 445 ratings — published 2005
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Breathless (Orca Soundings) Breathless (Orca Soundings)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 3.35 — 201 ratings — published 2005
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Grind (Orca Soundings) Grind (Orca Soundings)
by (shelved 3 times as orca)
avg rating 3.64 — 228 ratings — published 2010
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Baby Drag Queen Baby Drag Queen (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 3.02 — 100 ratings — published
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Freeing Keiko: The Journey of a Killer Whale from Free Willy to the Wild Freeing Keiko: The Journey of a Killer Whale from Free Willy to the Wild (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 3.93 — 123 ratings — published 2005
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A Puget Sound Orca in Captivity: The Fight To Bring Lolita Home A Puget Sound Orca in Captivity: The Fight To Bring Lolita Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 4.37 — 76 ratings — published 2019
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The Killer Whale Who Changed the World The Killer Whale Who Changed the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 4.27 — 549 ratings — published 2016
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Dreaming in Color (Orca Soundings) Dreaming in Color (Orca Soundings)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 3.74 — 119 ratings — published
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He Who Dreams (Orca Limelights) He Who Dreams (Orca Limelights)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 3.66 — 244 ratings — published
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Puget Sound Whales for Sale: The Fight to End Orca Hunting Puget Sound Whales for Sale: The Fight to End Orca Hunting (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 4.39 — 149 ratings — published 2014
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (The Vanderbeekers, #1) The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (The Vanderbeekers, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 4.11 — 29,649 ratings — published 2017
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Transients: Mammal-Hunting Killer Whales of British Columbia, Washington, and Southeastern Alaska Transients: Mammal-Hunting Killer Whales of British Columbia, Washington, and Southeastern Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 4.75 — 24 ratings — published 1999
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Three Good Things (Orca Currents) Three Good Things (Orca Currents)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 3.22 — 45 ratings — published 2015
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Ghost (Track, #1) Ghost (Track, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 4.18 — 54,832 ratings — published 2016
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The Girl Who Drank the Moon The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 4.11 — 120,682 ratings — published 2016
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The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1) The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 4.22 — 133,761 ratings — published 2016
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The Nameless City (The Nameless City, #1) The Nameless City (The Nameless City, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,371 ratings — published 2016
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Booked (The Crossover, #2) Booked (The Crossover, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 4.17 — 20,384 ratings — published 2016
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Melissa Melissa (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 4.09 — 48,385 ratings — published 2015
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Breaking Point (Orca Soundings) Breaking Point (Orca Soundings)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 3.45 — 73 ratings — published 2012
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Up North (Orca Soundings) Up North (Orca Soundings)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 3.62 — 16 ratings — published
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Pinch Me (Orca Soundings) Pinch Me (Orca Soundings)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 3.83 — 18 ratings — published 2017
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Tagged (Orca Soundings) Tagged (Orca Soundings)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 3.35 — 68 ratings — published 2013
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Flower Power (Orca Currents) Flower Power (Orca Currents)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 3.53 — 45 ratings — published 2005
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The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as orca)
avg rating 4.49 — 121,480 ratings — published 2015
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Louisa Morgan
“Bald eagles wheeled above the Sound, their commanding silhouettes outlined by blue sky. Belted kingfishers, with their fluffy topknots, often left their perches in the trees along the beach to flutter their blue-and-white plumage past my bunker. They eyed me through the unglazed window with fearless curiosity. River otters scooched along the beach below me sometimes, and once in a while I saw an orca breach, carving an arc between sea and sky. Their sleek black-and-white beauty was no less majestic than that of the eagles, and I cheered softly when I caught sight of them.”
― Louisa Morgan, The Witch's Kind

Jason Hribal
“Sea World has owned fifty-one orcas called Shamu. The original Shamu was captured in 1965, after animal collector Ted Griffin harpooned the calf’s mother in Puget Sound.”
― Jason Hribal, Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance

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