In 1898, two lions attacked dozens of people before Lt. Col. Patterson killed the cats. The Field Museum, #Z93658 They are perhaps the world’s most notorious wild lions. Their ancestors were vilified ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In 1898, two lions that came to be known as the Tsavo ...

For several months in 1898, a pair of male lions turned the Tsavo region of Kenya into their own human hunting grounds, killing many construction workers who were building the Kenya-Uganda railway. A ...

Wildebeest, zebra and humans? That’s the diet scientists say filled the bellies of two infamously bloodthirsty lions who once terrorized railroad workers. The “Tsavo man-eaters,” as the male African ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Over a century ago, two giant male lions called the Tsavo “man ...

The Tsavo man-eaters terrorized railroad workers in British East Africa in the 19th century, but their tastes went well beyond human flesh. By Jack Tamisiea In British East Africa in 1898, two lions ...

Visitors to a museum in the US read notes pasted on a glass screen then admire two figures of stuffed lions mounted on a background that is a poor imitation of the animals’ original habitat. More than ...

Two male lions became infamous for terrorizing and eating humans in 1898 during construction of a railway bridge over the Tsavo River in Kenya. Now, an innovative genetic analysis of hairs trapped ...

Introduction : a confluence at Tsavo -- The reign of terror : the lions of Tsavo attack -- The terror continues : man-eating lions today -- Killing behavior and man ...

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