Workmen digging in the old moat around the Tower of London in 1937 were surprised to find two extraordinarily well-preserved lion skulls. Using carbon dating, Museum scientists determined that one of ...

The lions remain a popular attraction at the museum. Bruce Patterson, a former curator of mammals at the museum with no relation to the British officer, said it was incredible that a pair of rugs ...

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