Not much is more frightening than the thought of ending up as another link in the food chain. Fortunately, stories of true man-eaters have been mostly rare throughout history. Most animals simply don’t see humans as natural prey. There are exceptions, of course. One of the biggest was a giant Nile crocodile known as Gustave, an animal that stalked the lakes and rivers of Burundi for more than 20 years. The giant reptile was allegedly nearly…

