Clawing their way to the top: Lion vs. giraffe!

Giraffid Vol. 8 (1): 19-20. Giraffe Conservation Foundation, Windhoek, Namibia.

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Lions are the main predators of giraffes. They attack both giraffe calves and adults.  More than half of giraffe calves never reach adulthood and lion predation may be the leading cause of death.  Lions hunt subadult and adult giraffes also, although people rarely see these attacks.  George Schaller, a famous biologist, observed only 10 lion attacks on giraffes in his three-year study of lions in the Serengeti.  If lion attacks on giraffes are rarely witnessed, then how can scientists learn about how often they happen and how successful they are?

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