With their bladed paws, wielded by a rippling mass of pure muscle, sharp eyes, agile reflexes, and crushing fanged jaws, ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The king of the jungle is in trouble.

LILONGWE ― Habitat loss and direct persecution of large carnivores are well-documented threats, but the role that cultural ...

Lion (Panthera leo) cubs are used in wildlife interaction tourism but the effects on cub welfare are unknown. We assessed the behaviour of three cohorts of lion cubs, twelve animals in total, at three ...

On February 4, scientists monitoring lion populations in Uganda captured nighttime thermal drone footage of two lions—brothers dubbed Jacob and Tibu by the Uganda Wildlife Authority—swimming across ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Lincoln Park Zoo is sharing new video and photographs of its African lion cub that was just born in March. Zookeepers have determined the cub is a male and they announced Thursday ...

A going-away party themed after the 1980s TV cop drama, "Miami Vice," will be held in late October for the lion brothers at ...

Not one, but two African lion cubs were born at the Fort Worth Zoo over the summer. The cubs were born to mother, Saba, and father, Jabuani, on June 29, but were just announced by the zoo this week.

Unlike Pride Rock, hundreds of animals might not gather at the Denver Zoo to witness the debut of a young African lion cub, but hundreds of people might gather to witness the public debut of four ...

The Phoenix Zoo's sole adult male lion and the father of newly born cubs has died. The 8-year-old African lion, Boboo (pronounced Bah-boo), was humanely euthanized Friday morning after the zoo's ...