Research Reveals Why Lions Became Man-Eaters

                                                          We’re easy prey. In the 1890s, two Kenyan lions became infamous for their unusual man-eating ways, killing dozens before being shot and eventually inspiring 1996 film The Ghost and the Darkness. While many theorized that they turned to eating humans because their preferred prey was too scarce, a new study of the lions’ teeth suggests they may have changed their diet due to dental disease and injury: People are slower and softer. Researchers say this underscores the importance of preserving specimens until mystery-solving testing can sink its teeth in.