In 1898 two man-eating lions terrorized a railway camp in British East Africa

In 1898, two lions descended on a company of railway workers in British East Africa. For nine months they terrorized the camp, carrying off a new victim every few days, as engineer John Patterson struggled to stop them. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll track the "man-eaters of Tsavo" and learn what modern science has discovered about their motivations.

We'll also consider more uses for two cars and puzzle over some prolific penguins.

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