<p>Darren Croft studies one of the ocean’s most charismatic and spectacular animals – the killer whale. Orca are probably best known for their predatory behaviour: ganging up to catch hapless seals or attack other whales. But for the last fifteen years, Darren Croft’s focus has been on a gentler aspect of killer whale existence: their family and reproductive ... Show More
Mar 2023
Eavesdropping on orcas: love, grief, and family
<p>This past summer, I was in Alaska in a little coastal town called Seward - a gorgeous spot on the Kenai Peninsula tucked between the ocean and some giant glacier-covered mountains. I met a guy named Dan Olsen, who records killer whale calls using an underwater hydrophone.  ... Show More
33m 56s
Jul 2022
The Humpback and the Killer
<p>Killer whales — orcas — eat all sorts of animals, including humpback calves. But one day, biologists saw a group of humpback whales trying to stop some killer whales from eating… a seal. And then it happened again. And again. It turns out, all across the oceans, humpback whale ... Show More
35m 48s
Nov 2021
How Whales Farmed For Food, COP progress, and The Last Stargazers
Gaia Vince hears how blue whales' huge appetites and energetic eating behaviours helped generate more food for themselves. Also, an update from COP26, and Emily Levesque on The Last Stargazers.New research published this week in the journal Nature reveals new insights into blue w ... Show More
34m 21s
<p><strong> </strong></p><br><p>“The whales do not sing because they have an answer, they sing because they have a song.”- Gregory Colbert</p><p><br></p><p>Whales are some of the most amazing animals that have ever existed.</p><p><br></p><p>From where they come from to how they l ... Show More
