Mfuwe man eating lion

The Mfuwe man-eating lion was one of the largest man-eating lions on record, perhaps the largest,[1][2][3] at over 10 feet (3.0 m) in length and 500 pounds (230 kg) in mass. It was killed in 1991 in the Luangwa River valley, Zambia, by an individual from California. It had eaten six humans around Mfuwe, the valley's main settlement.[2][4] The cat's body has been on display at the Field Museum in Chicago since 1998 -- its specimen joining a notorious pair of man-eating lions dubbed the Tsavo lions.[1]

Mfuwe man-eating lion
Lion displayed at the Field Museum
Other name(s)The Man-Eater of Mfuwe
Lion of Mfuwe
SpeciesLion
Died1991 (1992)
Luangwa River valley
Cause of deathBullet wounds
Known forEating six humans
ResidenceField Museum of Natural History
Weight500 lb (230 kg)

References

  1. Colarossi, Anthony (September 3, 1998). "Museum gets a stuffed lion king". Chicago Tribune.
  2. Bright 2013, p. 92.
  3. Wilbert 2006, p. 33.
  4. DeSantis & Patterson 2017.

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