A three-year study of 34 South African captive lion venues found poor welfare conditions, early separation of cubs from ...

Scientists know a great deal about how lions hunt, breed and survive, but the microscopic communities living inside them have ...

A safari vehicle pulls up beside a sleeping white lion, one of fewer than a handful roaming free in the wild, and what happens next captures just how unbothered these extraordinary cats can be about ...

Ranging from cubs to adults, this selection of shots from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest showcases the apex predator of the savanna Out on safari, this tired lion lets out a big yawn after an ...

Very few animals in the wild have the power to evoke such awe and inspiration as the African lion. Yet despite our reverence for these iconic big cats, lions have been wiped out of large swathes of ...

The endless plains of East Africa is lion country. An abundance of food and water make this a paradise for lions. The most social of all cats, lions form prides that are unlike any other animals.