A study of the lions jaws showed they suffered from problems such as broken and badly turned teeth and abscesses that could have made it difficult to take down large animals, researchers at Chicago s Field Museum said. Over a nine-month period, workers building a railway bridge over the Tsavo River in southeastern Kenya were dragged off and eaten by the lions, which are now stuffed and on display at the museum.
Humans are easy prey.
Neiburger said all three had severe dental and jaw problems that might have made it too painful to bite down forcefully. Patterson began examining the skulls when the story of the Kenya attacks was being made into a 1996 movie, The Ghost and the Darkness . The Wild Side of Tigers Watch the Tiger Cam Explore our two-week archive. Stargazing Check out our telescopes and accessories.