50 Shades of Gray Whales
Object Details
- Creator
- Smithsonian Institution
- Copyright
- © Smithsonian 2016
- Podcast Category
- Society & Culture
- Description
From 6,000-year-old cave paintings to silver screen stars in movies like Free Willy, whales have long captured the human imagination. And it makes sense—they're among the largest and most intelligent creatures to ever live on our planet. This time on Sidedoor, we’ll explore our surprising relationship with whales through the lens of one species: the gray whale. Once aggressively hunted and thought to be nearly extinct, they've rebounded to become one of the North Pacific’s most abundant whale species. So, what changed?
- Duration
- 24:54 MINS
- Author
- Smithsonian Institution
- Subtitle
- From 6,000-year-old cave paintings to silver screen stars in movies like Free Willy, whales have long captured the human imagination.
- Size
- 35.9 MB
- Uploaded
- Wed, 03 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Podcast
- MIME Type
- audio/mpeg
- See More From Collection
- Sidedoor
- Smithsonian Institution
- Topic
- Smithsonian Sidedoor
- Record ID
- podcasts_1567905ef3db4a0f0349cccce4f1b039
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- Usage conditions apply
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