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Tsavo Man-Eaters Strike Again



Bee-Elle - African Wildlife Photography - Lion

Well- not really. Just a swipe.

We’ve heard about how in 1898 they killed and ate 135 Indian railway workers as they toiled on the Ugandan Railway. Today, as the railway is currently being replaced, the Chinese workers have been told to work with caution as a KWS ranger last year was attacked while guarding a section of the railway. Could it be a descendant of the famous Man-Eaters of Tsavo?

For those who like learning a little about history through movies, check out Ghosts in the Darkness starring Val Kilmer, a nice film that tells the story of probably the most notorious lions in history. For those who want to see these unusually large and short-maned beauties in the flesh- although they’re stuffed- they’re sitting there waiting to ea- I mean greet you at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. If you want to see their descendants, why not head to Tsavo, hang out with the railway workers and try your luck.

May these famous Man-Eaters forever remain notorious in our hearts, and may we learn from this that lions are not to be messed with.

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