Orcas: Apex Predators Or Marine Park Stars?
Orcas: Apex Predators Or Marine Park Stars?  
Podcast: Short Wave
Published On: Tue Mar 01 2022
Description: NPR science correspondent Lauren Sommer joins Short Wave host Emily Kwong to talk about a team of researchers who were the first to document a pack of orcas attacking a blue whale. Their work shows that killer whales, while stars in marine parks and movies, are also the ocean's top-- and often vicious-- predators. Humans' complex relationship with them may say more about humans than about the orcas.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy