Ryder said:
I loved the movie
The Ghost and the Darkness, particularly because it was based on a true story. In Tsavo two lions went berserk and killed about 140 people. The behaviour is, to say the least, unusual for lions. It was also the first recorded instance of two maneaters working together (berserk lions are almost exclusively loners, as oppossed to healthy pack lions that avoid humans). I've looked at this story for a while and two things crossed my mind, 'the beasts of the field' and 'demons'. Hey, Jesus let the legions posses a herd of pigs, I've wondered if the odd 'physco' animal attack incident is modern day proof of demons at large. 140 dead isn't exactly normal lion behaviour, it isn't even typical of a sick animal, it's just nuts! Anyhow, there's somemore info at Chicago,
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibits/exhibit_sites/tsavo/maneaters.html if ya want. Any thoughts?
Perhaps a look at lion behavior:
Usually the female lionesses do the hunting, but seeing as though this is not a pride the males had to find something to eat.
It is important to remeber that most animals have an instinctual fear of man.
Male lions in their young age will sometimes roam together, but their ultimate goal is procreation. They actively seek to challenge pride dominate male lions so that their genes may be passed on. They actively persue the scent of territory marked by other male lions in an attempt to procreate.
All animals are afraid of fire as an instinct. I myself live in bear country. My own brother has had a rather uncomfortable encounter with two black bears who raided the campsite and terrorized him, his friend, my step-sister, and my step-brother. A fire was not burning when this happened (neither in following incident) I have also had an up close and personal meeting with a black bear that put the fear of God into me. Thankfully, the bear did not attack or view me as prey
. This summer my husband and I went camping at the river (a place the bears love because of the food supply and the water) and we were sure to have a big fire all of the time. Bears are great big formidable beasts and are they afraid of humans. But, they do fear fire more. It's nothing to see a bear walk across your front or back yard in this neck of the woods.
There are some bears who have mauled some people and eaten parts of them. However, the amount the bear consumed was not a signifcant amount as to point to hunger. These animals usually felt threatend and defended against the threat. Always though there are remains. One bear who was on a mauling spree in a federal state forest was discovered upon autopsy to have gang-green inside his brain. He had mauled three people.
This is the same with lions. There is always some kind of remains of their prey even if it is only bones.
All animals have a certain prey they hunt. It is true that they will catch whatever is easiest if they are hungry. But, animals do prefer their usual prey over anything else. Animals are wild and follow their instincts. They stick to what they have learned because the things they hunt are the most nutritional for their specific needs. They are adapted well to their own habitat, and when placed out of their specific habitat, they usually die.
IMO these lions could have been possesed. They were not afraid of fire which is an instinct inheriant in all animals. These lions were obviously not actively seeking out a pride for the chance of procreation. They hung around for nine months of thier sexual maturity and ate people. These lions also did not hunt for their normal choice of prey. Nor did they exude the normal insticnt of fearing humans. Quite out of the ordinary. Something was wrong with these beasts.
