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Lions Defend Turf Like Gangstas

By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 30, 2009 4:20 AM CDT

(Newser) – Lion prides display the behavior of human gangs not to hunt more efficiently, but to defend their turf, researchers have discovered. The larger the prides, the more successfully lions keep out interlopers, reports the BBC. Scientists have long been stumped by why lions are singularly... Read full story »

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