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A fatal lion attack

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  1. Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, St. Anne’s Faculty Hospital Brno, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 2a, 602 00, Brno, Czech Republic

    Miroslav Ďatko & Tomáš Vojtíšek

  2. Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Sokolská 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

    Petr Hejna

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Ďatko, M., Vojtíšek, T. & Hejna, P. A fatal lion attack. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 11, 300–302 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-014-9627-7

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Keywords

  • Cervical Spine
  • Prey Animal
  • Sphenoid Bone
  • Lion Population
  • Forceful Manipulation