Do I need a anti virus for a imac

new to the apple faimly and love this i mac
yhe question I have is do I need a anti virus and mail ware on this pc  From what I have heard it is not needed on apple

Thanks for the reply That great
I first started out with an I pod then a IPhone  Now this I mac and just like the ipod and iphone the imac just works I dont miss all of  windows crashes and how slow windows were I will never go back
I love this Imac

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