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These hairs held the key to understanding the lions’ diet and behavior. The researchers discovered a surprising range of prey ...

By extracting and studying DNA from the hairs, scientists determined the two lions feasted on giraffe, waterbuck, zebra, oryx ...

From this technique analyzing the hair’s DNA, the team identified giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest and zebra as prey. They also pinpointed hairs that originated from lions.

Scientists extract DNA from hair embedded in the Tsavo lions' jaws that reveals the species of prey they ate while they were alive.

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 ...

“Our analysis showed that the historic Tsavo lions preyed on giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest, and zebra, and we also identified hairs that originated from lions. This method can be ...

They identified six species: human, giraffe, oryx, waterbuck, zebra, and wildebeest, and further research will attempt to reconstruct how the lions' diet changed as they aged. The team was most ...

Snippets of DNA found in the lions’ teeth matched the hair fragments with several species, including oryx, waterbuck, zebra and giraffe.Credit...Velizar Simeonovski According to Ross Barnett ...

“Our analysis showed that the historic Tsavo lions preyed on giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest, and zebra, and we also identified hairs that originated from lions. This method can be ...

including giraffe, oryx, waterbuck, zebra and wildebeest. That last species is surprising: In 1898, the closest wildebeest grazing area to where the lions were killed was about 90 kilometers away.