Analysis of hair DNA identified giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest, and zebra as prey

Saturday, October 12th, 2024

Researchers recently identified dietary prey species from hair compacted in the teeth of two Tsavo lions that lived during the 1890s in Kenya — the dreaded Man-Eaters of Tsavo:

Analysis of hair DNA identified giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest, and zebra as prey and also identified hair that originated from lion.

Species Identification from Compacted Hair

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