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The Big Bad Wolf Is Afraid of You | Researchers found that the predatory canines were far more likely to flee recordings of human voices than they were to run away from other sounds.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/science/wolves-humans-fear-study.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qU8.wTfX.HbCzGPUOy7Ev

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  • PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Makes sense. Out of all the possible sounds a wolf can hear, a human voice is probably by far the most likely to kill you if you don’t GTFO.

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    • silence7@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yeah, mountain lions react the same way.

      Some bear species don’t, but they’re the real exception.

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