Predators of the Oceans

Predators of the Oceans

  Apex predators are at the top level of the ocean’s food chain. They have no natural predators of their own as they prey on the smaller animals. Apex predators reduce the numbers of other smaller but more common predators. There are many kinds of big sharks and other predatory fish in the ocean. But they are not the only kind predators. Large marine mammals such as the polar bear also are also apex predators. But the true apex predator in the ocean is the killer whale. There are many different groups of killer whales that feed on different prey from fish to other larger whales. Killer whales are like the wolves of the oceans because they hunt in social groups after prey much bigger than themselves. But they are not biggest tooth whale or biggest predators on Earth. That would be the sperm whale.