In 1898, two lions attacked dozens of people before Lt. Col. Patterson killed the cats. The Field Museum, #Z93658 They are perhaps the world’s most notorious wild lions. Their ancestors were vilified ...

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.

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 trapped ...