The only other lion species known to occur in Europe—the cave lion, sometimes classified as Panthera leo spelaea—died out some 6,000 years before the animals unearthed in Southeastern Europe.

Like Africa’s other large carnivore species, populations of the lion, Panthera leo, have decreased significantly over the past half century, and precipitously over just the past ten years, from ...

Leo (Panthera leo) did not have a mane because he had been neutered at birth, as had his colleagues. Fans of the animal park poured out their sympathy online (there were almost 6,000 comments on ...

MikeLane45 / Getty Images. The Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) was a native of the Atlas Mountains of Africa, which include parts of Morocco, Algeria, and Maghreb.Being a cold-weather animal, they ...

Phylogeography of lions (Panthera leo ssp.) reveals three distinct taxa and a late Pleistocene reduction in genetic diversity Molecular Ecology, 18 (8), 1668-1677 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04134.x ...

Female lion peers through the thick foliage of a montane rainforest in Ethiopia. Photo by: Bruno D’Amicis/NABU. Calling the African lion (Panthera leo) the ‘king of the jungle’ is usually a ...

Singh, H.S. and Gibson, L. A conservation success story in the otherwise dire megafauna extinction crisis: The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) of Gir forest. Biological Conservation, 2011.

The Persian lion, Panthera leo persica, belongs to Persia. TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – A recent BBC documentary “The Last Lions of India” has expropriated Persian Lion and introduced it an Indian lion. I ...

Overnight, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo welcomed this year’s second litter of African lion (Panthera leo) cubs. On Aug. 31, Shera gave birth to four cubs—the first litter for 5-year-old Shera and ...

Phylogeography of lions (Panthera leo ssp.) reveals three distinct taxa and a late Pleistocene reduction in genetic diversity Molecular Ecology, 18 (8), 1668-1677 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04134.x ...