Tag: antipredator behaviors

Human interaction has adverse effect on wild animals

CREDIT: ADI EINAV, 2020

Human interaction has adverse effect on wild animals Most wild animals have a full complement of behaviors to avoid predators and stay alive, such as vigilance, freezing or fleeing. However, an international group of researchers found that contact with humans caused a rapid loss of “antipredator traits.”  The initial change in behavior is likely a […]