Monday, October 19, 2026
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Lion droppings yield previously unknown microbial species, exposing hidden diversity inside Africa's big cats

Scientists know a great deal about how lions hunt, breed and survive, but the microscopic communities living inside them have remained largely unexplored. Now, a study of wild lions in Namibia is beginning to change that, while revealing how much biology is still missing from the world's genomic dat...

Lion droppings yield previously unknown microbial species, exposing hidden diversity inside Africa's big cats
Image: Phys.org
Scientists know a great deal about how lions hunt, breed and survive, but the microscopic communities living inside them have remained largely unexplored. Now, a study of wild lions in Namibia is beginning to change that, while revealing how much biology is still missing from the world's genomic databases.

Originally published at Phys.org

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