Researchers analyzed DNA from hairs in the teeth of the infamous Tsavo man-eating lions, revealing that they consumed a ...
Researchers analyzed hair from Tsavo man-eating lions teeth. DNA revealed their prey, including giraffes, zebras, and even ...
Two lions became infamous for terrorizing and eating humans in 1898 during the construction of a railway bridge. Now, a ...
Thanks to some clever scientific detective work, we're getting a glimpse into what two deadly lions were eating -- including their human victims.
Over a century ago, two giant male lions called the Tsavo “man-eaters” killed at least 28 people over the course of about nine months. New DNA sequencing using tiny hairs that were carefully extracted ...
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 ...
The researchers discovered a surprising range of prey, including giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest, and zebra. The ...
The Tsavo “man-eaters” became infamous after killing at least 28 people in 1898 when they terrorized people in Kenya.
Research on Tsavo lion museum specimens from the 1890s, using DNA isolated from hairs in their teeth, reveals a diverse diet ...
Genetic analysis of cavity crud from two famed man-eating lions suggests the method could re-create diets of predators that lived thousands of years ago.