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ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - B - THE LION (Panthera leo)

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( This post was last modified: 10-06-2017, 04:18 PM by peter )

A FEW VIDEOS ABOUT MAN-EATING LIONS


The videos featuring in this post have been on the internet for some time, but not all were posted. Although three of them only scratched the surface, they do have reliable information on man-eating lions.

As to the last video. When Mocambique was suffering from all kinds of problems, people wanted to get out. Most of them decided for South Africa. The problem was South Africa didn't decide for them. For this reason, many refugees entered South Africa via Kruger. At night. Although they did avoid border control, they couldn't avoid lion control. Rangers think a few hundred could have been eaten. Although a few small prides were taken out, chances are that quite many lions were involved. The result was a, ehh, somewhat different attitude towards humans. I saw a number of lions that had attacked humans. The aggression of the male in the video largely was a result of circumstances (female), but he definitely compared to the captive lions I saw. 

Tanzania (first video) always had man-eating lions. In this respect, the situation today isn't different.      

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3PCd92fpN4 (Tanzania man-eater)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR__Ao6KcG0 (Tsavo man-eaters)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHIekOP8_gE (Tsavo man-eaters)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKdXSRnyTiQ (from a BBC-documentary)

The third video is by far the best. Not so long ago, a new technique was discovered that enables biologists to have a look into the past of the owner of a skull. It is about the teeth. Bruce Patterson, who wrote a great book about lions, explains how it is used. To keep a long story short. The two Tsavo lions consumed 35 people. Not 135. One of the two, the frontman, consumed 24 humans, whereas his partner consumed 11. The new technique is very interesting. I hope it will be used on the Sumatran skulls I measured.

But what about Patterson's great story? The original one. My advice is to see the video.
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RE: ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - B - THE LION (Panthera leo) - peter - 07-03-2017, 09:35 AM
Panthera leo in Europe - brotherbear - 04-28-2017, 07:46 PM
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RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - GrizzlyClaws - 04-29-2017, 01:43 AM
RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - brotherbear - 04-29-2017, 03:01 AM
RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - GrizzlyClaws - 04-29-2017, 03:17 AM
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