The lion, scientifically known as Panthera leo, is an awe-inspiring animal. These majestic big cats symbolize strength, courage, and royalty across various cultures. Primarily found in Africa and ...

some scientists regarded the species as a subspecies of modern lions and gave it a new term, Panthera leo spelaea, while other scientists believed that the cave lion was more closely related to ...

Genetic testing on the skulls revealed that they were pure-bred Barbary lions, Panthera leo leo. For centuries, the Tower of London was home to a royal menagerie of exotic animals, from polar bears to ...

The regal beast today stands as a lone sentinel of a forgotten empire, its last stronghold nestled within the emerald embrace of Gujarat’s Gir jungles ...

They have been recorded running at speeds as fast as 96 kmph. Lions (Panthera leo) are iconic animals… but they’re strange too. They are the only cat to live in groups. In numbers they find ...

unfenced habitats that are strongholds of most of the lions (Panthera leo). Lion scratching itself in the morning sun in Kenya. Image by Rhett Butler/Mongabay. Panthera, an international nonprofit ...

Once ranging from the Mediterranean to the Bay of Bengal, Asiatic lions (Panthera leo) have had a chequered history in the last 100-plus years.

Gir is the only place in the world where the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) is found in the wild. The park is also home to other wildlife, including leopards, chital, nilgai, sambar, chousingha, ...