Researchers Created a Potion that Turns Loud Lions into Placid Pussycats
Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin.
They say that lions are the king of the jungle. But a recent study shows that a single spritz of oxytocin…a hormone known to promote social bonding…renders even the most ornery alpha a total pussycat. The findings appear in the journal iScience.
Craig Packer: The greatest thing about watching lions is… lions are so openly and extravagantly affectionate with each other.
Hopkin: Craig Packer, director of the Lion Center at the University of…