The university in South Africa reassured students that the lion was "completely harmless (and hypo‑allergenic)." ...

Research from Adelaide University and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) has shown for the first ...

Lion dancing is a traditional Chinese New Year performance believed to bring good luck, requiring physical exertion and coordination, and is celebrated in Hawaiʻi by the Asian Lion Dance Team.

In 1925, a haunting image of a lonely lion wandering the Atlas mountains was captured. Here’s what makes this image so biologically significant. Exactly a century ago, a military photographer ...

A mountain lion bit an 11-year-old girl outside her home in Malibu on Sunday and then proceeded to chase her mother and sibling before it was killed by authorities, according to state wildlife ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The name “lion” doesn’t only apply to the king of the ...

DVUR KRALOVE, Czech Republic (AP) — Four Barbary lion cubs were born recently in a Czech zoo, a vital contribution for a small surviving population of the rare lion that is extinct in the wild. The ...