Let’s Start A Conversation ! 💬 #8 – Biological & Ecological News
Video published on my YouTube channel as part of the ‘Let’s Start A Conversation‘ playlist, that shares biological and ecological news in a fun and concise manner.
Picture this. Tall, yellow grass, spreading to the horizon, highlighted by small trees and shrubs here and there. We are in the savannah, home to lions, elephants, and zebras. And for such an environment to exist, the savannah needs to be constantly disturbed, either by fire or by large herbivores.
But the smallest of things can also have a great influence ! This is the story of how a small, insignificant, little ant disrupted an entire savannah, and made the lion change its diet !
Hungry for more biological and ecological news ? Check the ‘Let’s Start A Conversation‘ playlist on my channel !
🔗 For a deeper dive, here are the sources and references ! Meanwhile, you can :
- Read the scientific article written by Kamaru et al. (2024) titled : ‘Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey’ – https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adg1464
- Watch the superb animation by ESMA on @TheCGBros , titled ‘CGI 3D Animated Short: “LION” – by ESMA | TheCGBros‘, available on YouTube
- Check the (numerous) YouTube videos I used as illustrations on the following channels :
- @FreeDocumentaryNature for the savannah footage
- @Minuscule for the Minuscule compilation with the ants
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