Field Museum of Natural History

The Man-Eating Lions Of Tsavo

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

Image Caption: The Tsavo Man-Eaters on display in the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois. Courtesy Jeffrey Jung (Wikipedia)

Lions Had A Taste For Human Flesh

Cool Science News (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

Hungry for Humans. In 1898, two man-eating lions terrorized railway workers, claiming 35 lives. The remains of the two lions are now on display at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Getty Images From Discovery News: The nightly attacks by two man-eating lions terrified railway workers and brought construction to a halt in one of east Africa's most notorious onslaughts more than a hundred...

Man-eating lions of 1898 - not as deadly as legend as it

New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

WASHINGTON ? The nightly attacks by two man-eating lions terrified railway workers and brought construction to a halt in one of east Africa's most notorious onslaughts more than a hundred years ago. But scientists now say the...

Notorious 'man-eating' lions of Tsavo likely ate about 35 people -- not 135, scientists say

Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

The legendary "man-eating lions of Tsavo" that terrorized a railroad camp in Kenya more than a century ago likely consumed about 35 people--far fewer than popular estimates of 135 victims, according to a new analysis led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The study also yields surprises about the predatory behavior of lions.

Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

WASHINGTON -- The nightly attacks by two man-eating lions terrified railway workers and brought construction to a halt in one of east Africa's most notorious onslaughts more than a hundred years ago. But the death toll, scientists now say, wasn't as high as previously thought.

Study: Tsavo lions may have just snacked on humans

Sify (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

They may have been the world's most famous man-eating lions, but it turns out they made other dinner arrangements from time to time.

Study: Tsavo lions may have just snacked on humans

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

They may have been the world's most famous man-eating lions, but it turns out they made other dinner arrangements from time to time.

Study: Tsavo lions may have just snacked on humans

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

They may have been the world's most famous man-eating lions, but it turns out they made other dinner arrangements from time to time.

Study: Tsavo lions may have just snacked on humans

Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

They may have been the world's most famous man-eating lions, but it turns out they made other dinner arrangements from time to time.

Study: Tsavo lions may have just snacked on humans

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

They may have been the world's most famous man-eating lions, but it turns out they made other dinner arrangements from time to time.

Study: Tsavo lions may have just snacked on humans

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

CHICAGO -- They may have been the world's most famous man-eating lions, but it turns out they made other dinner arrangements from time to time.

Study: Tsavo lions may have just snacked on humans

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

They may have been the world's most famous man-eating lions, but it turns out they made other dinner arrangements from time to time.

The Navel of the World.

View From The Porch (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

It is a well-known fact in the northwest Atlanta suburbs that the Big Chicken is the Milliarium Aureum of the world. All directions can be given using le Poulet Gran , as we snooty East Cobb types called it, as the starting point. For instance, to get to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago from my folks' place, you would go to the Big Chicken and turn right ...

Notorious 'Man-eating' Lions Of Tsavo Likely Ate About 35 People -- Not 135, Scientists Say

Science Daily (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

The legendary "man-eating lions of Tsavo" that terrorized a railroad camp in Kenya more than a century ago likely consumed about 35 people -- far fewer than popular estimates of 135 victims, according to a new analysis. The study also yields surprises about the predatory behavior of lions.

• Notorious 'man-eating' lions of Tsavo likely ate about 35 people -- not 135, scientists say - Eurekalert

Chicago: Superliner

360 Cities (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009

Panoramic photo by Willy Kaemena . on an Amtrak Superliner sleeper there are three restrooms and a shower on the lower level.