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submitted 2 years ago by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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Giraffes, leopards, elephants, and rhinoceroses all were more scared of human voices than lion roars.

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[–] AlataOrange@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (4 children)

No shit, we have been for over 2000 years.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

A lion can't shoot you from hundreds of meters away

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