An apex predator, also known as a top predator or superpredator, is a predator at the top of a food chain with few natural predators of their own, if any.
The lion is the world's second-largest big cat. Healthy adults are apex terrestrial predators in Africa.
The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile and the dominant predator throughout its range.
The Megalodon, the largest shark to have ever existed, had a major impact on global marine ecosystems.
The wolf is both an apex predator and a keystone species, affecting its prey's behaviour and the wider ecosystem.
Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds found worldwide and commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been propose
Apex predator
…and Timorebestia dominated the seas. Humans have for many centuries interacted with other apex predators including the wolf, birds of prey, and cormorants to hunt game animals, birds, and fish respectively. More recently, humans have started interacting with apex predators in new ways. These include…
Microcarbo melanoleucos Austins Ferry 3
Great cormorant with hooked bill
Little cormorant with wings spread
Imperial shags in Beagle Channel