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Field Museum
Exterior shots of this museum were used in the 1997 film The Relic.
The Ghost and the Darkness
From March through December of 1898, two maneless male lions terrorized railroad workers building a bridge across the Tsavo River in Kenya. Despite setting up defenses and traps, the lions would raid the camps at night, dragging workers out of their tents to devour them. Nicknamed "The Ghost" and "The Darkness", the two lions were hunted and slain by Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson. The lions reputedly killed over a hundred people before they were finally taken down. The story of the lions and Patterson has been fictionalized in the films Bwana Devil (the first 3D feature film!) and The Ghost and the Darkness.
Also known as the Tsavo Maneaters, the lions are both on display in the Field Museum.
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Field Museum
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Wikipedia: Tsavo Maneaters
Wikipedia entry for the lions who ate many victims along the Tsavo River in Kenya near the end of the 19th century. |
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The Ghost and the Darkness |
The Relic |
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo |
The Lions of Tsavo : Exploring the Legacy of Africa's Notorious Man-Eaters |
GHOSTS OF TSAVO: STALKING THE MYSTERY LIONS OF EAST AFRICA |
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