When it comes to the kings of the jungle, the tiger and lion stand out as the most iconic big cats in the animal kingdom.

The jaguar is the third-largest big cat in the world after the tiger and the lion. It is the only living member of the Panthera family native to the Americas. No, there is only one species or type ...

The African lion, Panthera leo, can grow to eight feet long and weigh up to 600 pounds. Lions are some of the most social of the big cats, living in groups of 2-30 called prides. While females will ...

Genetic testing on the skulls revealed that they were pure-bred Barbary lions, Panthera leo leo. For centuries, the Tower of London was home to a royal menagerie of exotic animals, from polar bears to ...

Shadrach joined WWF Zambia as a research intern in 2020 to assist the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) and biologists from Panthera to locate and collar lions. This was not the team’s ...

At 59kg on average, leopards are the smallest of the big cats within the genus Panthera (which includes lions, tigers and jaguars), but they are also the most adaptable. They use the full terrain ...

The three adorable mountain lion cubs named Fern, Thistle and Spruce were believed to have been orphaned after their mother ...

They have been recorded running at speeds as fast as 96 kmph. Lions (Panthera leo) are iconic animals… but they’re strange too. They are the only cat to live in groups. In numbers they find ...