With their bladed paws, wielded by a rippling mass of pure muscle, sharp eyes, agile reflexes, and crushing fanged jaws, lions are certainly not a predator most animals have any interest in messing with.
  • RennederOPM
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    1 year ago

    • Lions are not the worst predators, as most animals react to the sound of humans with great terror.

    • In experiments in South Africa, researchers played sounds of human conversations and hunting to study the animals’ reactions.

    • Almost all 19 species of mammals observed in experiments left bodies of water twice as often after hearing human conversation compared to lions.

    • Fear of people has taken root and spread everywhere, but this does not help animals avoid danger.

    • Continued fear could lead to population declines in many savannah animal species.

    • Bioconservators can use knowledge of mammals’ fear of humans to conserve endangered species.