Mountain lions are known by many names: panthers, pumas, cougars, and catamounts, for example. However, there is one moniker that perfectly describes one of their more unusual characteristics: the ...

The DNA from the female cat suggests she’s from the Black Hills area. But John Laundre, a mountain lion biologist who has authored his own book on the eastward movement of the species, said even ...

Lions are often called the “king of the jungle.” While they only contribute to around 10% of the pride’s hunts, lions protect the pride and guard its territory, thus being recognized as figureheads.

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently received DNA results from a confirmed mountain lion in Shannon County. Those results indicated the mountain lion was a female ...

The confident, sassy female African lion named Zuri was always pretty much in charge of her three-member pride at the Topeka Zoo, says her animal curator Shanna Simpson. But zoo staff members were ...