Ok, I'm with ya now. Yep, there are instances where it seems animals have taken on a human trait..... I would be more of the contention, these lions had tasted human meat before, and the humans were some real peculiar new prey/challenge for them. Who's to say, those lions weren't just mad that them workers set up camp in their territory. They will kill the babies from another male, instincts, rule out competition (not considered
needless murder) Some they didn't eat, some they did....... meat is food, human or animal.
That's like when the alligator stalks, kills, tastes human, we destroy them (as to not allow them to obtain and replicate a new killing consciousness). Same with a racing dog, he catches that bunny, he won't run no more (learns a new consciousness). The (new) primate consciousness of murdering (I gotta relook in to those articles), some of the ppl studying this primate group, found it quite disturbing as it was never thought to be a norm in the animal world (again, I'm sure there are other instances, like embryonic sharks eating siblings, I would think from instinct, not because they held a grudge against each other, lol). Again, meat is food,
needless murder is something different.
I still say, man (for the most part) fights his own nature and works against himself, creates needless stresses, and then seems clueless as to how to relieve himself, from it all. Thus, suicides, insanity, drugs, the drug industry, medical industry, self-help, books, tapes, cassettes, everyone's a guru, and no one ever finds healing, wholeness, or Peace. lol. Blessed and few are those, that do. (I often wonder why good mental health and understanding of the brain is not mandatory learning in schools).
LOL! RJC, you giving animals human traits, have you seen where the Bovine are rioting?
sorry, had to throw that in there.... 
