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Mocha Dick ( / ˈmɒtʃə dɪk /; died 1838) was a male sperm whale that lived in the Pacific Ocean in the early 19th century, usually encountered in the waters near Mocha Island, off the central coast of Chile. American explorer and author J. N. Reynolds published his account, "Mocha Dick: Or The White Whale of the Pacific: A Leaf from a ...
- before 1800
- male
- The White Whale
- Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
“Mocha Dick: Or The White Whale of the Pacific,” as the story was titled, was a first-person account of the whale’s grisly death as told by the ship’s first mate, complete with a short ...
Jul 14, 2014 · In May of 1839, Herman Melville found himself riveted by an article in the New York monthly magazine The Knickerbocker about a “renowned monster, who had come off victorious in a hundred fights with his pursuers” — a formidable albino whale named Mocha Dick, who had been terrorizing whaling ships with unprecedented ferocity for nearly half a century.
Jun 15, 2019 · The notoriously hard-to-catch white whale in Melville’s novel is based on Mocha Dick. The legend of Mocha Dick continue to survive among inhabitants of Mocha Island. According to Mapuche mythology, there lives four elderly women on the island who are transformed every evening into four whales. The whales, called trempulcahue, take the souls ...
Aug 21, 2014 · When Enos agreed to expand on the Mocha Dick legend, he was promised so much creative license, it took time to realize “I can do whatever I want, I can make green hair, brown oceans, etc.” ...
Nov 4, 2015 · Mocha Dick was reportedly killed off the coast of Chile, near Mocha Island, in the 1830s, but stories about his attacks on boats circulated long after his supposed death. By: Sarah Pruitt.
