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in this study; all donors and supporters of the Born Free Foundation, who enable the Pride of Amboseli programme; and our collaborators, particularly the Kenya Wildlife Service and the Big Life Foundation, for contributing data on conflict. This research received no specific grant from any funding agency or commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Author contributions Experimental design: EG, DOM; data collec- tion: DOM, SK, SM, facilitated by TO; data analysis: JW, NT, PB; writing: NT, DOM, PB, with input from all other authors.
Conflicts of interest None.
Ethical standards This research abided by the Oryx guidelines on ethical standards.
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