Re: lions, chimps and sticks

H. M. Hubey (hubey@pegasus.montclair.edu)
8 Oct 1995 13:47:43 -0400

rtravsky@UWYO.EDU (Rich Travsky) writes:

>>It's difficult for humans to even scare off cheetahs.
>Chimps are stronger than humans and have bigger teeth. I do not think
>it would be the mismatch you suggest.

Hyenas hunt in groups and are more aggressive.

A lone cheetah can be scared off by a group. I've seen a footage
of two men running a cheetah off its prey, so I suppose many
screaming chimps might do the trick too.

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