Scaredy cats? Wild animals fear humans more than lions, study finds

The sound of 'super predator' human voices instils more terror around the waterhole than the big cats' roar, researchers discoverThe lion has long been regarded as the world's most fearsome terrestrial carnivore, but the "king of beasts" has been toppled by humans, new research shows.Elephants, rhinos and giraffes are all now more afraid of people than other apex predators, according to a scientific paper that supports the idea that humans are the world's "super predator". Continue reading...