Nothing went as planned, and the ensuing events caught everyone by surprise and challenged the very nature of that special and mysterious bond we humans call friendship. The First Nations' members brought out their canoes. But does friendship work between species? People who loved Luna couldn't agree on how to help him. Undaunted, Luna refused to give up his search for connection and people went out to meet him, like smugglers carrying friendship through the dark. Policemen arrested people for rubbing Luna's nose. People fell in love with him, but the government decided that being friendly with Luna was bad for him, and tried to keep him away from humans. When someone whistled at him, he squeaked and whistled back. He begged for attention at boats and docks. Like humans, orcas are highly social and depend on their families, but Luna found himself desperately alone. One summer in Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, a young killer whale called Luna got separated from his pod. The heartbreaking and true story of a lonely orca named Luna who befriended humans in Nootka Sound, off the coast of Vancouver Island by Michael Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm.
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