Kenya’s “man-eater” lions of the 19th century confirmed using DNA
cosmosmagazine.com
DNA extracted from between the teeth of 2 Kenyan lions from the 1890s shows that the animals ate humans, as well as giraffes and wildebeests.
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Original Title: 19th Century Kenyan lions ate humans, DNA stuck between their teeth shows. The lions, dubbed the ‘Tsavo Man-Eaters’, are thought to have killed dozens of people, including those working along the Kenya-Uganda Railway in the late 19th Century