A century after the infamous Tsavo lions were added to the Field Museum’s collection, scientists continue to uncover new details about the predators that once terrorized railway workers in Kenya.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- When the Lions of Tsavo first arrived at the Field Museum of Natural History 100 years ago, they had been made into rugs. But taxidermists transformed them into the lifelike ...

Credit: Photo Z94320 courtesy Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago Scientists have uncovered new insights into the diet of the infamous Tsavo man-eating lions after analyzing clumps of hair ...

Two male lions became infamous for terrorizing and eating humans in 1898 during the construction of a railway bridge over the Tsavo River in Kenya. Now, an innovative genetic analysis of hairs ...

That’s the diet scientists say filled the bellies of two infamously bloodthirsty lions who once terrorized railroad workers. The “Tsavo man-eaters,” as the male African lions are known ...

Donation Options Search Search Search A team from the Field Museum prepares to X-ray one of the lions of Tsavo for research in 2017. Max Herman/For the Sun-Times Share A century after the ...

Scientists extract DNA from hair embedded in the Tsavo lions' jaws that reveals the species of prey they ate while they were alive. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...