Nature: Killers in Eden

Airs Sunday, June 14 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Killer whales attack a giant humpback whale off the coast of Australia in a scene from "Killers in Eden," the story of an extraordinary human-animal relationship. The film recalls a period in the early 20th century when killer whales (also known as orcas) "conspired" with whalers from the fishing village of Eden to satisfy each other's hunting needs.

Credit: ABC Natural History Unit

Above: Killer whales attack a giant humpback whale off the coast of Australia in a scene from "Killers in Eden," the story of an extraordinary human-animal relationship. The film recalls a period in the early 20th century when killer whales (also known as orcas) "conspired" with whalers from the fishing village of Eden to satisfy each other's hunting needs.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

This is the extraordinary story of interspecies cooperation between killer whales and whalers in Australia as they joined in hunts for migrating baleen whales. Rooted in historical fact and told by members of the community who witnessed the hunts, it demonstrates the incredible intelligence of the killer whales and the remarkable trust of the whaling community that was the basis of a partnership that lasted nearly 100 years. Watch a preview and more video about Orcas on the hunt online.

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