Other name(s) | The Man-Eater of Mfuwe Lion of Mfuwe |
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Species | Lion |
Died | 1991 Luangwa River valley |
Cause of death | Bullet wounds |
Known for | Eating six humans |
Residence | Field Museum of Natural History |
Weight | 500 lb (230 kg) |
The Mfuwe man-eating lion was one of the largest man-eating lions on record, perhaps the largest,[1][2][3] at over 10 feet (3.0 m) in length and 500 pounds (230 kg) in mass. It was killed in 1991 in the Luangwa River valley, Zambia, by an American, Wayne Hosek. It had eaten six humans around Mfuwe, the valley's main settlement.[2][4] The cat's body has been on display at the Field Museum in Chicago since 1998, its specimen joining a notorious pair of man-eating lions dubbed the Tsavo lions.[1]