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The Lions of Tsavo, Exploring the Legacy of Africa's Notorious Man-Eaters

The Lions of Tsavo, Exploring the Legacy of Africa's Notorious Man-Eaters

by Bruce D. Patterson

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 324 PAGES

An engaging account of research into the lions of Tsavo -- and the notorious 1898 events where two lions ate nearly 140 workers building a bridge. Patterson, a curator at the Field Museum in Chicago, has been studying the ecology, evolution and behavior of the lions of Tsavo since 1997.  (EAF117, $24.95)


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