South Africa's Kruger National Park study: Animals fear human voices more than lions

2023-10-06 19:49

Scientists played recordings of both people talking and lions growling through speakers at water holes.

Human voices cause considerably more fear in wild mammals than the sound of lions, a study in South Africa has found.

Scientists played recordings of people talking normally through speakers hidden at water holes in the Kruger National Park.

About 95% of animals were extremely frightened...