After reading about Richard in "A Kenyan Teen's Discovery: Let There Be Lights To Save Lions," we can answer the questions in the following manner:
- Richard's invention works so well and keeps the lions away without harming them because it mimics the way lights would shine if a human were walking around carrying a flashlight.
- Richard had the idea to build Lion Lights when "he was walking around with a flashlight and discovered the lions were scared of a moving light." Therefore, there was no need to kill the animals. They could just be scared away from the cows.
Who is Richard Turere?
- Richard is a 13-year-old boy from Kenya who came up with an impressive invention to protect his father's cows, which were being attacked and killed by lions.
- Lions are among the endangered species in Kenya, one of the reasons for people killing them being retaliation. Lions often attack people's livestock, so people end up killing the lions.
- However, Richard noticed that, at night, lions would be scared of his flashlight. With that perception came the idea to build a system of moving lights to keep the lions away.
- Richard's invention keeps not only the cows, but also the lions safe. People do not kill the lions if they don't attack their livestock.
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