2024年10月11日 · 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 …

2017年4月19日 · For the new study, DeSantis and Patterson looked at the microwear preserved on the teeth of the Tsavo lions—as well as the Mfuwe lion that ate six people in 1991—to see …

2024年11月4日 · In addition to factors like limited prey availability, dental injury in lions has been suggested as a driver for prey-switching to humans and their domestic animals. 10 Our study …

2024年10月15日 · One of the most notorious occurred in Kenya's Tsavo region in 1898, when two male lions spent months terrorizing workers building a railroad bridge across the Tsavo River. …

2024年10月11日 · The Tsavo lions’ mouths (skeleton of one shown) yielded hints of their diet in life thanks to hairs from old prey stuck in the holes of their broken teeth, such as the cavity in …

2024年10月11日 · Scientists have uncovered new insights into the diet of the infamous Tsavo man-eating lions after analyzing clumps of hair found in the predators' teeth. In 1898, a pair of …

2024年10月11日 · In 1898, two male lions terrorized an encampment of bridge builders on the Tsavo River in Kenya. The lions, which were massive and maneless, crept into the camp at …

2024年10月11日 · In 1898, a pair of lions repeatedly raided the tents of an encampment in Kenya, killing at least 28 people. The infamous "Tsavo man-eaters” were eventually shot and their …

2024年10月11日 · Scientists analyzed hairs extracted from the broken teeth of two 19th century 'man-eater' lions. Their analysis revealed DNA from giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, …

2024年10月11日 · Two maneless lions nicknamed the ‘Man-eaters of Tsavo’ preyed on railway workers in Kenya during the nineteenth century. Credit: Cavan Images/Alamy. Hair found …