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Lions have a second roar that no one noticed until now

A closer listen to lion calls may help map where the big cat is under threat

A lioness is pictured with her mouth wide open mid-roar.

The call of this lioness in Tanzania’s Nyerere National Park helped scientists uncover a second type of roar in the species’ vocal repertoire.

Jonathan Growcott

By Elie Dolgin

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