Lions sought unsuccessfully to evade the biting flies by climbing trees or crawling into hyena burrows; many perished or migrated and the local population dropped from 70 to 15 individuals.
Løver forsøgte uden held at undgå de bidende fluer ved at klatre op i træer eller kravle ned i hyænegrave; mange omkom eller udvandrede og bestanden sank fra 70 til 15 individer.