Given half a chance, lions aren't above chewing on the occasional Homo sapien that might stray unguarded into their territory. Fortunately, few of the African big cats have ever made a habit of ...

New research links notches on lion teeth with snare traps, revealing significantly more poaching in conservation areas than previously estimated. Researchers used photos of trophy-hunted lions and ...

The mystery has animal biologists and wildlife officials scratching their heads. — -- Warning: This contains a graphic image below. A mountain lion found in Idaho is making animal biologists and ...

The fossilized tooth of an ancient American Lion has been discovered on the drying banks of the Mississippi river. The animal hasn't been seen on American soil since the last Ice Age and finds of this ...

The lions’ teeth had been damaged during their lifetimes. Study coauthor Thomas Gnoske found thousands of hairs embedded in the exposed cavities of the broken teeth. By isolating and sequencing DNA in ...

Two male lions became infamous for terrorizing and eating humans in 1898 during the construction of a railway bridge over the Tsavo River in Kenya. Now, an innovative genetic analysis of hairs trapped ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Over a century ago, two giant male lions called the Tsavo “man ...

A study shows that even in a country that is considered a bastion of conservation, many big cats were severely wounded in encounters with human snare traps and shotguns. By Rachel Nuwer Paula White, a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Paula White, a wildlife biologist, was examining lion skulls to estimate the animals’ ages when ...