Unlike Pride Rock, hundreds of animals might not gather at the Denver Zoo to witness the debut of a young African lion cub, but hundreds of people might gather to witness the public debut of four ...

BELWOOD – Three feet long, over a hundred pounds, a long tail, and a smoky-grey coat. Many may doubt, but Haley Phillips is a true believer: this was a cougar. “It’s probably the most beautiful cat ...

After three days of anxious monitoring, Sheryaar, a young lion at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai's Vandalur, safely returned to his night shelter on his own at 4:30 pm on Monday, zoo ...

CHENNAI: Sheryaar, a five-year-old male lion, that had gone off the radar three days ago inside the Vandalur Zoo’s Lion Safari safely returned to his night shelter on Monday evening. The animal, ...

Experts share their knowledge on lion conservation in a new book Pieter Kat The African lion is one of the most iconic species in the world. Just look at all the lions in art, as statues, on logos, on ...

The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger. It is a distortion that ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...

The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) Already a member? Sign in here. We rely on readers like you to fund our ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Africa is roughly three times as large as Europe, but you wouldn’t know it looking at the world’s most popular map, the 16th-century Mercator map. Last week, the African Union, a ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more accurately displays ...

After months of bonding with their mother behind the scenes, two African lion cubs are now on full display at Lion Country Safari in Palm Beach County ready for vistors eager to see the playful ...

See African lion cubs Adari and Zarina at Lion Country Safari in Palm Beach. They’ve been taken care of by the safari’s team and their mother behind the scenes. Trump's 401(k) executive order marks ...