The King of the Jungle title creates a geographic fallacy regarding actual habitats. Traditional assumptions about lions living in jungles are fundamentally incorrect. Observe the clash of these 2 ...

Anyone going on an African Safari probably hopes to see some lions. But maybe not so close up. A family was camping in Botswana, and about to sit down for dinner when the lion showed up and started ...

West African lions, the lean, majestic creatures that used to roam the region, have dwindled down to a population of about 400 and are facing extinction, according to an aptly titled paper, "The Lion ...

For every lion in the wild, there are 14 African elephants, and there are 15 Western lowland gorillas. There are more rhinos than lions, too. The iconic species has disappeared from 94 percent of its ...

A new study reveals the alarming rise in targeted lion poaching across Africa, driven by organised criminal networks and the illegal trade in body parts. Urgent conservation measures are needed to pro ...

Lions and rhinos are both members of the Big Five in Africa. The name has nothing to do with size, although these are big animals. These five African animals (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and ...