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Scarier than lions: how fear of ‘super predator’ humans is shaping the animal kingdom
FromScience Weekly
Scarier than lions: how fear of ‘super predator’ humans is shaping the animal kingdom
FromScience Weekly
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Oct 17, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Ian Sample meets the conservation biologist Liana Zanette, whose recently published research demonstrates that humans are now the super predator, inciting more fear in wild animals than even lions. She explains the ramifications of this knowledge for conservation techniques and the protection of endangered animals. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
Released:
Oct 17, 2023
Format:
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