If you liked this story, share it with other people. Numbering fewer than 25,000, lions remain vulnerable to extinction. These big cats have suffered catastrophic declines and today occupy roughly 6% ...

A new study on multiple genomes from the extinct cave lion has discovered that it represented a highly distinct evolutionary lineage, which separated from modern lions more than a million years ago.

Becoming a king of lions is as dramatic in real life as it is in the movies. A new four-part documentary series, Lion, captures the journey of a cub named Kio in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve ...

Growing demand for lion bones, skins, teeth, and claws poses a serious new threat to the species. Students gather evidence at a simulated crime scene, including a mock-up lion carcass, while attending ...