Thursday, July 23, 2026
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Do tourists stress out safari animals? We tested their dung to find out

Every year, thousands of tourists pile into game drive vehicles or don their hiking gear and cross South Africa's nature reserves. Binoculars and cameras at the ready, each hopes for a special encounter with Africa's wildlife—as small as dwarf mongooses, as mighty as elephants or as elegant as giraf...

Do tourists stress out safari animals? We tested their dung to find out
Image: Phys.org
Every year, thousands of tourists pile into game drive vehicles or don their hiking gear and cross South Africa's nature reserves. Binoculars and cameras at the ready, each hopes for a special encounter with Africa's wildlife—as small as dwarf mongooses, as mighty as elephants or as elegant as giraffes.

Originally published at Phys.org

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