Despite being widely called the “King of the Jungle,” lions rarely live in jungles. The nickname reflects cultural symbolism ...

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 ...

Fifty years ago, there were approximately 450,000 lions in Africa. Today, roughly 22,000 remain with perhaps as few as 5,000 big males still in the wild. Meanwhile, advocates of the African trophy ...