Brutal lion attack 6,200 years ago severely injured teenager — but somehow he survived, skeleton found in Bulgaria reveals

TechBrutal lion attack 6,200 years ago severely injured teenager — but somehow he survived, skeleton found in Bulgaria reveals

By GPNewswire

December 13, 2025

Extremely rare evidence of a lion attack on a teenage boy’s remains suggests the teenager survived the initial trauma but became severely disabled, requiring support from his community.

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