Part 11/21:
The fascination with marine predators leads to a call for human responsibility: the banning of orca captivity in Canada, recognizing the cruelty of confining intelligent, social animals. The parallels between orca and human intelligence, cultural complexity, and their captivity echo concerns about ethical treatment and our understanding of animal cognition. The discussion emphasizes that some animals, like hippos and hyenas, defy simplistic notions of placid herbivores or mindless killers—they are formidable, often ruthless, creatures with complex social structures.