{"id":39,"count":5,"description":"Apex predators are animals found within all environments, both on land and in the sea. They are not hunted as food by other animals, and therefore have no natural predators. This means these skilled organisms are located at the top of the food web. They know not to be hunted, only to hunt. Some classic examples of apex predators would include lions, orcas, or wolves. Apex predators are a vital part of the food chain, helping to keep populations of other animals under control. Without them, the balance of the animal kingdom with the ecology would be completely interrupted, affecting both us, and the world in general. ","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/animatingthesea-s20\/category\/connections\/predator-prey\/apex-predator\/","name":"Apex Predator","slug":"apex-predator","taxonomy":"category","parent":37,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/animatingthesea-s20\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/39"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/animatingthesea-s20\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/animatingthesea-s20\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/animatingthesea-s20\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/37"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/animatingthesea-s20\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}