When humans shield predators from danger.

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Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bengaluru, India; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

Published: September 2025


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In areas with high predation risk, some prey seek refuge in anthropogenic areas that their predators avoid. Abrahms et al. show that this 'human shield effect' is also utilized by predators, such as the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) that seeks refuge from lions.

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