#080 - John Totterdell | Whale Killers | Orca Hunting and Social Behaviour | Humpback Calf Predation

John Totterdell is a marine researcher and a lead researcher in the field of marine megafauna, with a particular emphasis on orca (Orcinus orca) commonly known as Killer Whales.In this episode, John discusses the social and hunting behaviour of these fascinating marine mammals.He describes the relationship between Killer Whales and other sea mammals and he references his research paper:Whale killers: Prevalence and ecological implications of killer whale predation on humpback whale calves off Western Australia Thanks to our special guest Drew Kelly from Wild Live Mediahttps://www.youtube.com/@WildLiveMediaPlease be advised that this podcast episode contains some graphic descriptions of killer whale hunting behaviour which some listeners may find upsetting.Listener discretion is advised.More Informationhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Totterdell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.