We’d been sitting silently in the little ground blind for nine hours. It was 2 a.m., and it was cold. The sounds of the electronic caller no longer kept us awake. It’s said the roar of an African lion ...

The collared pride male lion leaves behind 10 cubs. A conservation community in Africa is mourning the death of Blondie, a 5-year-old collared pride male lion, who was shot and killed last month by a ...

Editor’s Note: Dr Robert (Robbie) Kroger is a restoration ecologist originally from South Africa but now based in Memphis, Tennessee. His work through the non-profit he started The Origins Foundation ...

Lions are the veritable kings of the jungle, but they aren’t as well-known for their stunts on the open road. They can run ...

A male African lion named Luke at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in 2011. Photo: Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo Lion cubs grow up fast, and even faster in zoos. In a long-term study, ...

PAARL, South Africa — Freya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon, poked a curious nose out of her transport crate and sniffed the air. Satisfied, she took her first ...