<h5>Are wildlife animals really more scared of human sounds?</h5><p>There’s a saying that humans are the most dangerous animals on the planet. This saying might seem unlikely to many; however, many wild animals fear human sounds.</p><p>A new study says that most African species are more likely to run away after hearing the sound of two humans talking than that of gunfire, lions, or dogs. The study was published in the journal ‘Current Biology’.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/wildlife-fears-human-sounds-more-than-lion-roars%2FAnimal%20Study.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=564d8676-589c-4037-b333-78879704db55&amp;_gl=1*dznyk*_ga*MTIzNjQ0ODg2NS4xNjgzNzk5MjMy*_ga_CW55HF8NVT*MTY5NzA5MjE4NC4yMzkuMS4xNjk3MDkyOTUyLjUxLjAuMA.."><figcaption>Liana Zanette, a research team member, sets up a camera and speaker. Photo by The New York Times.</figcaption></figure><h5>What does the study say?</h5><p>A team of researchers conducted the study in South Africa's Greater Kruger National Park (NP) during the dry season. They installed cameras and speakers near 21 waterholes often visited by thirsty animals. The equipment ran 24 hours a day for six weeks.</p><p>When prompted by movement, they played sound samples in random order. These sounds included humans speaking, lions, hunting sounds (dogs or gunshots), or birds. Around 95% of the species, including giraffes, leopards, zebras, elephants, etc., were twice as likely to run and move away from waterholes faster in reaction to human sounds.</p><p>This study further confirms that wild animals fear humans more than other predators. Lions are regarded as the world's most dangerous predators. However, studies have shown that humans kill more animals than any other predator.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <iframe width="100%" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fLpQiiUv3As" title="Animals run faster from human voices than they do from lion roars, study finds" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><figcaption>The video shows the reaction of animals to different sounds. Video by Guardian News.</figcaption></figure></div><h5>How can this study help?</h5><p>The researchers hope that this study can help better understand this fear of humans, which can help reduce wildlife poaching. During the study, rhinoceroses fled twice as fast after hearing human sounds than lion sounds. Rhinos are poached a lot.</p><p>The researchers are trying to find out whether playing human sounds from speakers can keep rhinos away from those areas where they can be easily poached.</p><p>This study can also be used to see how tourism-dependent African regions can be affected as animals find human sounds to be more frightening. While tourism may create disruption, many areas rely on wildlife tourism to earn money.</p>

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