Pumas vs. penguins, and other clever carnivores
Quirks and Quarks

Pumas vs. penguins, and other clever carnivores

B2Upper-intermediateJuly 10, 202654 min
  • Interview
  • Science

From tiny T. rexes to a car-sized sea monster, we revisit some of our favourite stories about predators in their prime, like: Smaller tyrannosaur solves decades-long debate about the T. rexAmong Yellowstone’s top predators, wolves beat out cougars as the top dogBears with us. Tracking grizzlies in B.C.Cleveland’s ancient car-sized sea monster had bony fangs made out of its skullWild wolves run for their lives when they hear Big Bad Humans nearbyWhy penguin-eating pumas live closer together in Patagonia

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Welcome to the Best of Quirks and Quarks. On this week's show, ferocious animal stories from top to bottom, such as a collaborative effort to track individual grizzlies across the southern Great Bear rainforest in British Columbia.

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