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  1. Whale Tale - Ch 10 - Florencia

    JUN 30

    Whale Tale - Ch 10 - Florencia

    In the final chapter, you'll learn about what happened to the whales that escaped from Pedder Bay, and the legacy of both the orcas and the humans involved in the capture of these whales on Vancouver Island in 1970.

    14 min
  2. Whale Tale - Ch 9 - The Colbys

    JUN 22

    Whale Tale - Ch 9 - The Colbys

    In this penultimate chapter, orca researcher Graeme Ellis provides clues on who let the whales out. Also, the fate of the prized Chimo the white whale and her aggressive cousin Nootka.

    14 min
  3. Whale Tale - Ch 8 - Escape

    JUN 19

    Whale Tale - Ch 8 - Escape

    The two remaining orcas in the Pedder Bay net pen have been sold to an American aquarium, but with local opposition heating up, an incredible event occurs that stuns all involved: the whales escape. But who helps them?

    14 min
  4. Whale Tale - Ch 7 - Charlie

    JUN 10

    Whale Tale - Ch 7 - Charlie

    In this chapter, you'll hear about the desperate attempts to get the two remaining older whales - Charlie, and his mother 'Pointed Nose Cow' eating something - anything - for the first time in months. And some unlikely companionship: local children discover the orcas penned in Pedder Bay, Vancouver Island, 1970.

    13 min
  5. Whale Tale - Ch 6 - Scarred Jaw Cow

    JUN 1

    Whale Tale - Ch 6 - Scarred Jaw Cow

    In the last chapter, you heard about Chimo, the young white orca, and her cousin Nootka, being moved to their new home: Sealand of the Pacific Aquarium in Oak Bay BC, on southern Vancouver Island, where they finally starting eating after a 24 day fast in 1970. In this chapter, you'll hear about Sealand's desperate attempt to feed the remaining three adult orcas left in the sea pen in Pedder Bay, all of whom fasted for much longer, and were suffering from starvation.

    13 min
  6. Whale Tale - Ch 5 - Haida

    MAY 25

    Whale Tale - Ch 5 - Haida

    Transient orca Chimo, the young white whale, and her cousin Nootka, are transferred from their Pedder Bay net pen to the Sealand Aquarium in Oak Bay, BC. There, they meet Haida, a southern resident, and what follows is a profound moment in the captivity era.

    13 min
  7. Whale Tale - Ch 4 - Bruce Bott

    MAY 19

    Whale Tale - Ch 4 - Bruce Bott

    Diver Bruce Bott shares what it was like to be underwater with the orcas on the chaotic night when the Pedder Bay 5 were captured, and his later experience diving down to Chimo, the prized white whale, when she got tangled in her net and was drowning.

    12 min
  8. Whale Tale - Ch 3 - The Pod

    MAY 12

    Whale Tale - Ch 3 - The Pod

    The white whale and the rest of her pod have been captured in Pedder Bay, Vancouver Island... but now what? The handlers quickly realize that these whales are unlike any they have ever come across.

    13 min
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