Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick was inspired by a real albino sperm whale named Mocha Dick, who was known for attacking ships. Sperm whales are aggressive and Leviathan melvillei is named after Melville. The inspiration for Herman Melville’s 1851 novel MoDick was based on a real albino sperm whale named Mocha Dick. During the growth […]
Moby Dick is a classic American novel by Herman Melville about a ship’s crew’s pursuit of a white whale, MoDick, which ultimately leads to their demise. The book explores themes of loneliness and salvation. The character of Captain Ahab has inspired other works, such as the film Jaws. The New England Whaling Museum holds an […]
