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Ghosts of Tsavo : Stalking the Mystery Lions of East Africa
Ghosts of Tsavo Stalking the Mystery Lions of East Africa Author:Phillip Caputo Accompanied by a photographer, two scientists, and a few armed rangers, Philip Caputo set out through the forbidding plains Tsavo in search of Africas most feared and efficient killersmassive maneless lions with a man-eating reputation. Over the past century, speculation about the ghostlike killers has gone unanswered, although recen... more »t studies suggest that the maneless lions may constitute a feline missing link between modern lions and their prehistoric ancestors. Therein lies the quest driving the expedition to find a scientific explanation for these fierce creatures and why they occasionally prey on humans. This vivid narrative of a scientific journey, available for the first time in paperback, is a riveting work from one of Americas finest writers.« less