This is further supported by the fact that the West and Central African clade shows relatively little genetic diversity and is therefore thought to be an evolutionarily young clade. Main conclusions: ...

Lion (Panthera leo) cubs are used in wildlife interaction tourism but the effects on cub welfare are unknown. We assessed the behaviour of three cohorts of lion cubs, twelve animals in total, at three ...

Human activities have caused the global decline of large carnivore populations, as habitat loss and land conversion reduce the space available for these species. The situation is especially acute at ...

However, according to research published in Ecology and Evolution journal last month, lions actually have a second roar that nobody had identified until now, thanks to machine learning. This exciting ...

An adult lioness has been photographed for the first time in six years in Bamingui-Bangoran National Park in the Central African Republic. The photo, taken in April by a camera trap installed by the ...

Two African lion brothers recently broke the record for the longest documented swim across a body of water. The swim was made more impressive by the fact that the water was teeming with crocodiles and ...