The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) is slightly smaller than its African cousins and has a sparser mane. Originally found in North Africa, this lion is reportedly extinct. Research in 2013 ...

BLANTYRE, Malawi ― African lions are declining due to ... unfenced habitats that are strongholds of most of the lions (Panthera leo). Lion scratching itself in the morning sun in Kenya.

The other lived between 1280 and 1385, making it the oldest lion found in the UK since the extinction of wild cave lions during the last ice age. Genetic testing on the skulls revealed that they were ...