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Fear of the human "super predator" pervades the South African savanna [View all]
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)01169-7Fear of the human “super predator” pervades the South African savanna
Liana Y. Zanette, Nikita R. Frizzelle, Michael Clinchy, Carson B. Keller, Sarah E. Huebner, Craig Packer
Published: October 05, 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.089
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Liana Y. Zanette, Nikita R. Frizzelle, Michael Clinchy, Carson B. Keller, Sarah E. Huebner, Craig Packer
Published: October 05, 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.089
Highlights
• Lions have been viewed as the world’s most fearsome predator, the “king of beasts”
• New global surveys show humans kill prey at much higher rates than other predators
• Fear of humans vs. lions was tested in iconic savanna mammals from elephants on down
• Fear of the human “super predator” far prevails over that of the “king of beasts”
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