Giraffes, leopards, elephants, and rhinoceroses all were more scared of human voices than lion roars.
No shit, we have been for over 2000 years.
It’s less that we are actually predators and more that the animals there react to our voices as though we are scarier than lions.
The video is fascinating.
as though we are scarier than lions
We are.
When African men can straight up walk towards a fresh prey and take what they want without a fight because the lions scurry away when they approach, I would assume there is truth behind this science.
Really interesting article. I don’t doubt the conclusion of these animals fearing humans. But I do wonder whether this is fear of humans in particular, rather than fear of noises they’ve never heard before
That’s what I was wondering. Maybe some sort of uncanny vally impact where they can hear humans talking but not be able to see them.
I was thinking too that it could be some frequency thing from the audio playback, but if that were the case, the reactions would be the same for the lion noises and hunting noises.
