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Maneaters - The Lions of Tsavo

19-Sep-07

The story of the Lions of Tsavo is nothing less than remarkable. Here’s an excerpt from Chicago’s Field Museum exhibit:
"In March 1898 the British started building a railway bridge over the Tsavo (SAH-vo) River in East Africa. Over the next nine months, two large male lions killed and ate nearly 140 railway workers. Crews [...]