Toothache 'made lion eat humans'

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By Daniel Dickinson
BBC News, Dar es Salaam



This lion is believed to be one of the biggest killers of humans

A man-eating lion linked to the deaths of at least 35 people in southern Tanzania may have killed because it had toothache, wildlife experts believe.

They say the lion probably switched from hunting buffalo to humans because it found the meat less painful to chew.

The lion stalked its prey in eight villages in the coastal Rufiji River district over a period of 20 months.

It was finally killed by game scouts in April 2004, around 150km south of the commercial capital Dar es Salaam.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3756180.stm

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1. four out of five lion dentists recommend...

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2. Flossing after meals?

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3. human flavored Dentine for their patients who chew gum

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4. Fairly common reason for lions to become maneaters

They seem to have an aversion to human meat normally and will rarely eat even if they attack and kill for another reason. Makes you wonder why that is - some sort of biological protection of man's?

Must suck to be an old lion with a toothache forced to eat food you don't really like. Then shot on top of it.