Lions are the most social among the big cats. While other big cat species may hunt together or live in small family groups, lions form lion prides of 15 to 40 lions. These complex family structures ...

It may sound surprising, but groups of hyenas will sometimes take on animals much larger than themselves, even lions. Although usually, the lion is not a full-grown male, but rather a younger lion or ...

Lions usually know better than to take on a massive white rhino. They are said to know their limitations. But that didn’t stop a trio of lions at Kruger National Park in South Africa from trying. The ...

The death of a lion in Kenya’s picturesque savannas rarely tugs at people’s hearts, even in a country where wildlife tourism is a key pillar of the nation’s economy. But when one of the most tracked ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A female lion was fatally injured while being introduced to a newly acquired male companion at the Birmingham Zoo in Alabama, officials said Tuesday. Akili, who was born in ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- There's a new mane attraction at the North Carolina Zoo. The Zoo announced Thursday that Haji, a 3-year-old male weighing 400 pounds came from the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans ...

A big lion that was a mainstay at Riverbanks Zoo and recognized as the oldest male lion in North America has died after nearly two decades of delighting visitors and zoo workers in Columbia. The zoo ...

This male lion was caught off guard by two dominant male lions when he was lazing on the warm tarmac of the runway. Peter Forsyth, a 24-year-old field guide, witnessed this sighting during his safari ...

The killings occurred in Kenya within a week and included the death of an iconic 19-year-old male lion named Loonkiito, believed to be one of the oldest wild lions in Kenya and the world Ingrid ...

The collared pride male lion leaves behind 10 cubs. A conservation community in Africa is mourning the death of Blondie, a 5-year-old collared pride male lion, who was shot and killed last month by a ...