How a fear of humans affects the lives of California's mountain lions

Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 17:02 in Biology & Nature

Pumas may be the top carnivores in much of California’s mountains, but there’s still one predator they fear above all else: humans. When mountain lions hear the sound of human voices, they almost always flee, even if it means abandoning their prey, according to a new study from scientists at UC...

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