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 databases.

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