The lions had numerous dental injuries, including partially broken canine teeth, which allowed layers of hair from their prey to build up over time. For the new study, Gnoske and Kerbis Peterhans ...

The century-old teeth of these lions – long mythologized as 'man-eaters' – are now revealing new secrets, including not just whether they ate humans but also clues as to why.

The lions’ teeth were damaged during their lifetimes. Study co-author Thomas Gnoske found thousands of hairs embedded in the exposed cavities of the broken teeth. Photo Z94320 courtesy Field ...

(CNN) — 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 in cavities of the infamous lions that hunted humans in Kenya’s Tsavo region in 1898 revealed the surprising prey of the massive cats, a study found.

Given half a chance, lions aren't above chewing on the occasional Homo sapien that might stray unguarded into their territory. Fortunately, few of the African big cats have ever made a habit of ...

Individual hairs reveal prey of 19th century ‘Tsavo man-eater’ lions. By CNN Newsource. Published October 11, 2024 4:51 PM . By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — ...