Hacker News with Generative AI: Lions

19th century lions preyed on humans and giraffes (phys.org)
In 1898, two male lions terrorized an encampment of bridge builders on the Tsavo River in Kenya.
Wildlife, History, Africa, Lions
51 points by wglb 40 days ago | 71 comments
Kenya's "man-eater" lions of the 19th century confirmed using DNA (cosmosmagazine.com)
DNA extracted from between the teeth of 2 Kenyan lion specimens from the 1890s shows that the animals ate humans, as well as giraffes and wildebeests.
Kenya, Lions, DNA, History, Wildlife
9 points by geox 41 days ago | 0 comments