Four Barbary lion cubs, a type of lion extinct in the wild, have been born at a Czech zoo, offering a vital boost to global conservation efforts for the rare big cat. The arrival of the three females ...

An extinct species of lion once interbred with its modern cousins, suggests a new study. Analysis of multiple genomes from the extinct cave lion has revealed that it represented a "highly distinct" ...

Four adorable, rare Barbary lion cubs made their public debut earlier this year at a zoo in the Czech Republic, and there are fresh photos of the quartet The births are part of Dvůr Králové Safari ...

Three years after a deadly virus struck India’s endangered Asiatic lions in their last remaining natural habitat, conservationists are hunting for new homes to help booming prides roam free. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The name “lion” doesn’t only apply to the king of the ...

Two beloved sister lions who spent their lives side-by-side at Belfast Zoo have died at the age of 22. In a release published on March 6, the zoo, located in Northern Ireland, announced that it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When people think of lions, the image that comes to mind is ...

The Barbary lion cubs were born at the Dvůr Králové Safari Park in the Czech Republic in January Four adorable, rare Barbary lion cubs made their public debut earlier this year at a zoo in the Czech ...

The Barbary lion cubs were born at the Dvůr Králové Safari Park in the Czech Republic in January Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.