The kind of whale that Moby Dick is based on is the sperm whale.
Moby dick is a or a blue whale
In the movie the whale was fake, but in the book it never said if it died or not.
Moby Dick is a sperm whale, also called a "parmacetty" or spermaceti whale. He is called "white" but, contrary to popular belief, was not entirely white or albino. He had a white head and hump, plus scars on his body that appeared white. He is first named in Chapter 36 of the book.
The full name of the book is "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale" written by Herman Melville.
Moby Dick is a sperm whale.
Moby Dick is the name of the whale in the story by Herman Melville.
The whale in "Moby Dick" gets his name from his albino appearance. The name "Moby Dick" is derived from the Arabic word "moby", which means white, and the name Dick, which was a common name for devil in the 19th century.
A sperm whale.
In "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville, Moby Dick is a white sperm whale that Captain Ahab is obsessed with pursuing. Moby Dick is a central character in the novel and symbolizes nature's power and the struggle between man and beast.
Ishmael asked Captain Ahab if the white whale they were pursuing was the one called Moby Dick.
Captain Ahab is the character who hunted Moby Dick in the novel "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville.