Tsavo man-eaters
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The Tsavo man-eaters were a pair of infamous man-eating lions in Kenya that killed numerous railway workers in 1898, inspiring books and films about their terrifying attacks.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event subject
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man-eating lions ⓘ pair of lions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial history in East Africa
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Tsavo National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackContext | construction of a railway bridge over the Tsavo River ⓘ |
| attackType | nighttime camp raids ⓘ |
| authorDocumentedBy | John Henry Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | lions ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
iconic example of man-eating lions in popular culture
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influenced perceptions of African wildlife dangers ⓘ |
| currentDisplayCity | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentDisplayCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentDisplayLocation | Field Museum of Natural History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedVictims | dozens of people ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | scavenging and predation on humans ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hunter | John Henry Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
paleopathologists
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zoologists ⓘ |
| killedBy | John Henry Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryAccount | English ⓘ |
| location |
Tsavo
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Tsavo River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsavo region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manePresence | maneless ⓘ |
| museumCollection | Mammals collection of the Field Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attacks on railway workers
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inspiring books and films ⓘ man-eating behavior ⓘ |
| numberOfAnimals | 2 ⓘ |
| possibleCauseOfManEating |
dental disease
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habituation to human corpses during conflicts ⓘ prey scarcity ⓘ |
| preyedOn | humans ⓘ |
| railwayCompany | British Uganda Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayProject | Uganda Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remainsForm | taxidermy mounts ⓘ |
| researchTopic | causes of man-eating in lions ⓘ |
| sex | male ⓘ |
| species | Panthera leo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Ghost and the Darkness
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The Man-Eaters of Tsavo NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple documentaries ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1898 ⓘ |
| victimType | railway workers ⓘ |
| yearKilled | 1898 ⓘ |
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