Join us for a throwback episode of RadioWild, featuring National Geographic host and explorer Casey Anderson! We discuss large carnivores and predators and the role they play in nature. We also chat about some of Casey’s inspirations that launched him into the wildlife career he has today.
Did you know that lions are the only social big cats? Besides mothers with their offspring, other cats are solitary. Why is that? Why are some carnivores solitary and others more social?
They’re also considered an “umbrella species”, because of how much territory they need to survive. When that territory is protected for them, it also provides protection for all the other organisms living there, too. Meet the Cougar!