For several months in 1898, a pair of male lions turned the Tsavo region of Kenya into their own human hunting grounds, ...
In 1898, a pair of maneless male lions began terrorizing crews building the Kenya-Uganda Railway, killing and eating dozens ...
Scientists used DNA sequencing to analyze the hair fragments found in the canine teeth of the infamous ‘Tsavo man-eaters.’ ...
Hairs trapped in cavities of the infamous lions that hunted humans in Kenya’s Tsavo region in 1898 revealed the surprising ...
From this technique analyzing the hair’s DNA, the team identified giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest and zebra as ...
Scientists extract DNA from hair embedded in the Tsavo lions' jaws that reveals the species of prey they ate while they were ...
The Tsavo man-eaters terrorized railroad workers in British East Africa in the 19th century, but their tastes went well ...
Researchers analyzed hair from Tsavo man-eating lions teeth. DNA revealed their prey, including giraffes, zebras, and even ...
Since then, a battle has been brewing over to whom La Jolla's beaches belong. Some longtime locals want the sea lions out, ...
If you're ever forced to hike through lion country the first rule is that you should never travel at night. Lions hunt at ...
Scientists analyzed hairs extracted from the broken teeth of two 19th century 'man-eater' lions. Their analysis revealed DNA from giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest and zebra as prey, along ...
Their remains are displayed in a Chicago museum. Now DNA sequencing of hair fragments found lodged in their canine teeth confirms the lions’ penchant for eating humans.