Lions use two roar types. Full roars reveal identity and show how regional accent differences support better lion surveys.

How do you tell large dangerous animals apart while staying safe? Well, one way for lions has been to identify them through their roar. For a long time it was believed that lions only had one kind of ...

When a lion roars across the savannah, the sound can carry for miles, shaking air, grass, and bone alike. It’s the ultimate ...

A research team has discovered a new type of lion roar using AI. We explain how the study was conducted and why it is ...

Scientists have harnessed artificial intelligence to classify lion roars, a tool they say could help with lion conservation.

Did you know that sound can cause physical pain? It’s true — humans typically start to feel pain at around 110 decibels. When standing just a few feet away, a lion’s roar reaches about 114 decibels, ...

African lions have thunderous roars. The explosive sound rattles your eardrums when it booms in a nature documentary. But it turns out that the powerful roar we attribute to the big cats isn’t the ...

The roar of an African lion is one of the most iconic sounds of the animal kingdom. However, my new research suggests it should actually be separated into two distinct vocalisations: the full-throated ...

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Plenty of children love to do impressions of their favorite animals, but one little girl has blown them all out of the water. Five-year-old Riley lives with her mom, Amy Scott, 31, in Scotland, and ...