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English: The lions had no manes, and their particular breed, the Tsavo lions, are larger than other breeds of lion, easily giving them a supernatural appearance. The fervor with which they killed men was also unheard of, –lions typically do not venture into a well-lit area, near fire, to hunt for prey. While scientists have studied the possibilities for the lions’ taste for human flesh, no concrete reason has yet to be discovered. The lions were eventually killed by railroad overseer John Henry Patterson, –but both lions had to be shot with a large caliber weapon several times. Patterson used a .303 Lee-Enfield, developed by the British not only for military use, but for hunting specifically in Africa; hunting experts testify to the weapon’s ability to kill pretty much anything aside from large species of bear.