DNA from old hair helps confirm the macabre diet of two 19th century lions

A museum diorama of two notorious 19th century lions. One is crouched in the foreground in what looks like a hunting pose while the second looks like it is running up to the scene.

DNA from old hair helps confirm the macabre diet of two 19th century lions

Genetic analysis of cavity crud from two famed man-eating lions suggests the method could re-create diets of predators that lived thousands of years ago.