🚨 New paper led by @vermeulen_mika in @WileyEcolEvol using camera traps 📸 & temperature loggers🌡️to compare activity rates of mammals 🦓 between an area with 🦁 & without 🦁 In the presence of 🦁, prey species were active under ⬆️ heat loads🌡️🔥☀️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…
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⬆️ foraging & activity under high heat loads 🌡️☀️ highlights the need to meet nutritional requirements while avoiding nocturnal activity in areas of increased 🦁 pressure Such a trade-off may become increasingly costly under predicted climate shifts in sub-Saharan Africa ☀️🦓