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Why Are Orcas So Deadly?

5/12/202625 min

Eva asks: Why Are Orcas So Deadly? Great question, Eva. Are killer whales truly KILLER WHALES? Luckily, Mike and Chanel are joined by Orca conservationist, Kendra Nelson.

Currently Secretary for the Orca Conservancy's board of directors, Kendra Nelson is a resident of British Columbia, working to support salmon, orcas, estuaries, eelgrass, and the intertidal. She also resides on the board for the Adam’s River Salmon Society. Kendra advocates for a watershed wide lens when it comes to conservation and restoration work, as what occurs upstream impacts everything below.

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Credits

Special thanks to

Eva & Eva's family, Kendra Nelson, Michele Kraus Bennett, Cayley Pater, The Elakha Alliance, Teddy Albertson, orcas in general

Clips

How Captivity Changed Minds
From Free Willy To Blackfish
Orcas: Gifts And Sunk Yachts
Orca Or Killer Whale?
All Dolphins Are Whales
Why Fins Sometimes Flop
Debunking Dorsal Fin Myths
Orcas Aren’t A Monolith
Most Widespread After Humans

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Chanel Hason· Host0:01

    My name is Eva, I'm 10 years old, and why are orcas so deadly compared to other animals?

  2. Speaker 10:05

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  3. Mike Bennett· Host0:31

    Wow, Eva. Uh, first of all, thank you for submitting a question to the Zooquarium podcast, and welcome. That question feels like a question with a lot of responsibility attached to it. Uh, so I'd love to introduce my co-host, Chanel. And Chanel, maybe you can help us get an answer.

  4. Chanel Hason· Host0:47

    Yes. Well, I love a question about any ocean animal because I'm already enthralled and excited to talk about orcas today. So orcas aren't deadly because they're mean. They're deadly because they're incredible hunters of the marine ecosystem. They're smart, they're strong, they work together as a team. They are incredible, and thankfully, I have a really good friend named Kendra who works for the Orca Conservancy here today to help us answer this question. Welcome to the podcast, Kendra.

  5. Mike Bennett· Host1:19

    Hi, Kendra.

  6. Kendra Nelson· Guest1:20

    Hi. Thank you for having me.

  7. Chanel Hason· Host1:22

    All right. So our friend Eva had a question about why are orcas so deadly. What's, what do you have to say about that?

  8. Kendra Nelson· Guest1:29

    I think

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