The lion (Panthera leo) is the animal commonly referred to as the King of the Jungle. Lions are primarily found in Africa's open grasslands and savannas, but their majestic appearance earned them the ...

ALL RIGHT. WE WANT TO BRING YOU SOME NEWS JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM THIS MORNING. THE PITTSBURGH ZOO SAYS ITS SIX YEAR OLD MALE LION KIT HAS DIED, ACCORDING TO THE ZOO. KIT BECAME ILL YESTERDAY AND ...

A big lion that was a mainstay at Riverbanks Zoo and recognized as the oldest male lion in North America has died after nearly two decades of delighting visitors and zoo workers in Columbia. The zoo ...

SACRAMENTO – A new male African lion will soon call the Sacramento Zoo home -- and he'll have a name familiar to Sacramento Kings fans. The zoo announced the animal's impending arrival on Wednesday.

The death of a lion in Kenya’s picturesque savannas rarely tugs at people’s hearts, even in a country where wildlife tourism is a key pillar of the nation’s economy. But when one of the most tracked ...

The Akron Zoo is mourning the death of a 20-year-old male lion known as Tamarr. “Over the last few days, Tamarr’s health made a sharp decline, and the difficult decision was made to humanely euthanize ...

One of the Selati male lion coalition calling to his brothers. The ability to roar is unique to the big cats of the genus Panthera, the other members of the genus are the tiger, leopard and jaguar.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The only male lion at the Memphis Zoo died, the zoo announced Monday morning. The Memphis Zoo said that Thabo, an African lion "and one of the most beloved residents of the Memphis ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TMX/Gray News) – The Fort Worth Zoo in Texas on Thursday announced the first birth of a male lion cub at the zoo since 2015. Moja was born on Oct. 20, 2023, to first-time mother ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Zoo will open for its 60th season with a new African lion. Kiume (pronounced Cue-MAY) is a 13-year-old male from John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He’ll ...

PITTSBURGH ZOO — The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium announced the death of its six-year-old male African lion, Kit. The zoo says Kit started showing signs of illness Friday, and an X-ray showed he had ...