The lions of Tsavo
Subtitle: exploring the legacy of Africa's notorious man-eaters
By: Bruce D. Patterson.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Lions -- Kenya -- Tsavo National Park; Lion attacks -- Kenya -- Tsavo National Park
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-224) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: a confluence at Tsavo; title: The reign of terror: the lions of Tsavo attack; title: The terror continues: man-eating lions today; title: Killing behavior and man-eating habits; title: Why do lions kill people?; title: Lion biology: evolution and geographic distribution; title: Hunting and social behavior; title: The lion's mane: geographic and individual variation; title: Why the lions of Tsavo are maneless; title: Conservation and Tsavo national parks.