Biology explains why men kill big game like Cecil the lion — and how that behavior might be stopped

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - 14:12 in Biology & Nature

Why do some humans engage in expensive ventures to hunt lions, elephants and other big-game species that often are endangered or otherwise threatened? The cost, according to a trio of scientists, is exactly the point: These pricey big-game hunts are meant to show off men’s high social status to...

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