The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo
In 1898, two African lions began attacking and consuming railway workers in Tsavo, Kenya. First reports estimated that 135 people fell victim to these "man-eaters," but further research published...
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo are without a doubt, two of the most famous specimens on display at The Field Museum, thanks in part to the 1996 film 'The Ghost And The Darkness'. But the movie isn't without its flaws and inaccuracies: for instance, it was filmed in South Africa instead of Kenya, and the lions in the film have gorgeous manes and were from a zoo in Ontario - but, the drama is based off of true events. The tale went like this: In 1898 a duo of lions began attacking and consuming railway workers in Tsavo, Kenya. Their story was immortalized by colonel John H. Patterson's first hand account in his book: THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO AND OTHER EAST AFRICAN ADVENTURES Patterson was a civil engineer and was assigned the task of compl...
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo are without a doubt, two of the most famous specimens on display at The Field Museum, thanks in part to the 1996 film 'The Ghost And The Darkness'. But the movie isn't without its flaws and inaccuracies: for instance, it was filmed in South Africa instead of Kenya, and the lions in the film have gorgeous manes and were from a zoo in Ontario - but, the drama is based off of true events. The tale went like this: In 1898 a duo of lions began attacking and consuming railway workers in Tsavo, Kenya. Their story was immortalized by colonel John H. Patterson's first hand account in his book: THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO AND OTHER EAST AFRICAN ADVENTURES Patterson was a civil engineer and was assigned the task of compl...
