The lions’ teeth were damaged during their lifetimes. Study co-author Thomas Gnoske found thousands of hairs embedded in the exposed cavities of the broken teeth. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!
Now, an innovative genetic analysis of hairs trapped inside the cavities of their broken teeth have revealed new insights into the prey the so-called Tsavo man-eaters once hunted. The harrowing ...
Scientists analyzed hairs extracted from the broken teeth of two 19th century 'man-eater' lions. Their analysis revealed DNA from giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest and zebra as prey ...
For instance, both lions have damaged and broken teeth, which may have made eating from their typical menu of large, strong herbivores more challenging. Packed deep within the cavities of the ...
He also was the first to notice that thousands of broken and compacted hairs had accumulated in exposed cavities in the lions' damaged teeth during their lifetimes. In 2001, Gnoske and Julian ...
He also was the first to notice that thousands of broken and compacted hairs had accumulated in exposed cavities in the lions’ damaged teeth during their lifetimes. In 2001, Gnoske and Julian ...