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Edward Irving "Ted" Griffin (born November 22, 1935) is an American former aquarium owner and entrepreneur who was the first man to ever swim with a killer whale in a public exhibition, with the whale named Namu. He is best known for capturing, performing with, and selling a number of orcas during … See more
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When the first ever successful feeding of a captive orca occurred, coincidentally or not Griffin was present. He was curious when the rival Vancouver Aquarium succeeded in capturing and … See more• M. L. Lyke, "Granny's Struggle: A black and white gold rush is on", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Wednesday, October 11, 2006
• "Captive orca whale Namu arrives in Seattle on July 27, 1965", Washington State HistoryLink.org See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Remembering Namu: An Ex-Hunter Looks Back, No ... - The …
Nov 23, 1997 · Ted Griffin keeps to himself. But how the TV cameras would have loved to know that Griffin did pay a visit to Dyes Inlet not long ago, to take a look at the 19 killer whales that …
The orca and the orca catcher: How a generation of
Dec 13, 2018 · HOSTILE WATERS | Namu was Ted Griffin’s greatest prize, a live killer whale, put on display at Seattle’s waterfront. The orca’s journey from wild …
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WA man who captured Tokitae says he has ‘no
Aug 20, 2023 · “It was easy,” remembered Ted Griffin, the man who first brought captive performing killer whales to the world, with his capture of Namu, a northern resident orca for his aquarium on the...
Washington State man who captured Tokitae says he …
Aug 21, 2023 · "It was easy," remembered Ted Griffin, the man who first brought captive performing killer whales to the world, with his capture of Namu, a northern resident orca for his aquarium...
How One Man's Obsessive Orca Hunt Left A Legacy …
Oct 14, 2017 · In 1965, Orca Hunter Ted Griffin became the first person to ever swim publicly with a killer whale. He also founded and operated Seattle’s first aquarium, the Seattle Marine Aquarium on Pier 56 in Elliot Bay, where he …
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Pier 56 Aquarium in the 1960s - Seattle Now & Then
Jun 7, 2009 · Ted Griffin must be counted among the handful of exalted characters to have worked Seattle’s waterfront. His stage was at the end of Pier 56, and he was candid about its shortcomings. That is, Griffin’s visionary …
Granny's Struggle: A black and white gold rush is on
Oct 10, 2006 · The craze for Puget Sound killer whales took off in 1965, with the assist of an entrepreneur and raconteur named Ted Griffin, a 29-year-old with a nose for publicity.
Yukon Harbor orca capture operation - Wikipedia
The Yukon Harbor orca capture operation was the first planned, deliberate trapping of a large group of orcas (killer whales). 15 southern resident orcas were trapped by Ted Griffin and his Seattle Public Aquarium party on February 15, …
The Inspiration For SeaWorld Was A Crazy Guy With …
May 30, 2014 · That all changed when a 29-year-old entrepreneur named Ted Griffin, owner of the rinky-dink Seattle Marine Aquarium on Pier 56, became obsessed with fulfilling a lifelong fantasy -- not to kindheartedly commune with …
Captive orca whale Namu arrives in Seattle on July …
Jan 1, 1999 · On July 27, 1965, the world's first captive orca whale arrives in Elliott Bay for display at the private Seattle Marine Aquarium on Pier 56. The massive whale had become entangled in fishing nets in Namu Bay, British Columbia, …
KUOW - Killer Whale Makes Big Splash In Seattle - KUOW …
Word of the captive orca reached Seattle and a man named Ted Griffin. Griffin owned an aquarium on the waterfront and had long been fascinated with whales. In short order, Griffin …
Washington man who captured Tokitae says he has 'no regrets' …
Aug 20, 2023 · "It was easy," remembered Ted Griffin, the man who first brought captive performing killer whales to the world, with his capture of Namu, a northern resident orca for his …
Namu Was First Killer Whale Put On Public Display - The Seattle …
Sep 4, 1998 · Aquarium Director Ted Griffin accepted the offer and named the whale Namu, meaning "many winds." Its 400-mile journey to Seattle in a floating pen was front-page news. …
How we saw it then: An era of capture, when a ... - The Seattle …
Dec 14, 2018 · But when Ted Griffin towed Namu the killer whale home to Seattle for display at the Seattle Marine Aquarium to be the world’s first captive display killer whale, arriving July 28, …
KUOW - The tragic reason Seattle Center never got a SeaWorld
Think SeaWorld at the heart of Seattle – complete with a captive orca to perform shows. The man, Ted Griffin, already had his star: Namu, captured in 1965, was the third orca ever captured and...
Seattle’s aquarium past, from frozen fish to Ivar’s tanks and …
Oct 28, 2022 · Owned by diver and entrepreneur Ted Griffin, the aquarium exhibited dolphins, six-gill sharks that quickly died in captivity and an 88-pound octopus called Homer.
The year we lost Tokitae: The last southern resident orca in
Dec 27, 2023 · That began to change in 1965, when a man named Ted Griffin bought a killer whale that had been caught in a fisherman's net in British Columbia and towed it to the Seattle …
Meet 3 pillars of Washington state history who ... - The Seattle …
Dec 19, 2018 · Ted Griffin was greeted as a hero when he brought Namu, the world’s first live performing killer whale, to Seattle. Seeing orcas up close in captivity brought a new …
The tragic reason Seattle Center never got a SeaWorld - KUOW
May 13, 2018 · The man, Ted Griffin, already had his star: Namu, captured in 1965, was the third orca ever captured and placed in captivity. Griffin, the creator of Seattle’s first aquarium, …
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