The Barbary lion is one example. This subspecies, also known as the North African lion, Atlas lion, and Egyptian lion, once lived across North Africa in an area known as the Maghreb, which spans ...

A closer look at lion evolution offers hope for saving the big cats For the first time, scientists sequenced the genomes of 20 individual lions, including extinct cave lions, revealing insights ...

There are several subspecies of lion, and all are vulnerable or endangered, if not extinct. Meet these fascinating and fierce lions.

Indian lions could help bring extinct Barbary lions of North Africa back to life, claims a study.

Two lion skulls found during excavations at the Tower of London originated in north-west Africa, genetic research suggests. The big cats, which were kept by royals during medieval times, have the same ...

Three Barbary lion cubs have been born in a Czech zoo, a vital contribution to a small surviving population of the rare lion subspecies that is extinct in the wild.

Barbary lion cubs play in their enclosure at the zoo in Dvur Kralove, Czech Republic, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. Three Barbary lion cubs have been born in a Czech zoo, a welcome addition to a small ...