Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Namu was only the second orca (killer whale) displayed in an aquarium exhibit (after Moby Doll) and was the first orca to perform with a human together in the water. He was the subject of much media attention, including a 'starring' role in a movie, that changed some people's attitudes toward orcas. In June 1965, William Lechkobit found a 22 foot (6.7m) male orca in his floating salmon net that had drifted close to shore near Namu, British Columbia. The orca was sold for $8,000 to Edward "Ted" Griffin, a Seattle public aquarium owner, but it ultimately cost Griffin much more to transport the orca 450 miles in a floating pen to Seattle. Namu was an extremely popular attraction at the Seattle aquarium and Griffin soon captured a female orca to be a companion for Namu. The female, whom Griffin named Shamu, did not get along with Namu, however, and Shamu was leased and eventually sold to SeaWorld in San Diego.

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