Lions, known as the 'king of the animal kingdom,' have diverse subspecies exhibiting unique traits and adaptations. From the critically endangered Asiatic lion to the extinct Barbary lion, and the ...

Once the pride of North Africa, the Barbary lion was thought to be extinct in the wild – but could it still survive today? In ...

Lions, known as the 'king of the animal kingdom,' have diverse subspecies exhibiting unique traits and adaptations. From the critically endangered Asiatic lion to the extinct Barbary lion, and the ...

In the wild, there are two formally recognised lion subspecies. The African lion (Panthera leo leo) is found in Africa, south of the Sahara desert. The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) exists in ...

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has announced this week that two subspecies of lion would be added to the Endangered Species Act as their numbers continue to decline due to issues ...

A closer look at lion evolution offers hope for saving the big cats. For the first time, scientists sequenced the genomes of 20 individual lions, including extinct cave lions, revealing insights ...

Three lion cubs from an endangered subspecies have been born at London Zoo and staff are 'over the moon'.. Born to parents seven-year-old mother Arya and 14-year-old father Bhanu, the litter of ...

There are two lion subspecies: the African lion, which lives in Africa, and the Asiatic lion, in India. The African lion lives south of the Sahara Desert all the way to northern part of South Africa.

The Asiatic lion cubs, born just three weeks ago, are still being nursed by their mother Roberta and are not yet on view to the public. Staff at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS ...

A litter of lion cubs from an endangered subspecies has been born at Edinburgh Zoo.The Asiatic lion cubs, born just three weeks ago, are still being nursed by their mother Roberta and are not yet ...