Ecology: Humans are scarier than lions
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.09.059
Ecology: Humans are scarier than lions
Abstract
In Africa, nothing inspires fear more than lions. They are large, hunt in groups and kill prey much larger than themselves. Yet, evidence suggests that African wildlife are more afraid of humans than anything else that moves across the savanna.
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Conflict of interest statement
Declaration of interests The author declares no competing interests.
Comment on
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Fear of the human "super predator" pervades the South African savanna.Curr Biol. 2023 Nov 6;33(21):4689-4696.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.089. Epub 2023 Oct 5. Curr Biol. 2023. PMID: 37802052