Field Museum scientists use X-rays to examine infamous man-eating lions to settle skull mystery

Mike Paha is the guy assigned to go into the enclosure with the man-eating lions. For the job, he pulls on white booties, like a cable TV installer. The big cats, of course, are dead. Paha does not look nervous.What he looks like, instead, is a person enjoying the absurdity of the tableau he’s in. … Continue reading Field Museum scientists use X-rays to examine infamous man-eating lions to settle skull mystery