The roar of an African lion is one of the most iconic sounds of the animal kingdom. However, my new research suggests it should actually be separated into two distinct vocalisations: the full-throated ...

Cape lions used to roam the Cape Flats grassland plains of South Africa, in what is now known as Western Cape Providence. When Europeans arrived in South Africa in the mid-1600s, Cape lions, along ...

A tiny invasive ant muscled into a Kenyan savannah and sparked such a dramatic transformation in the landscape that even the local lions changed the way they hunt, according to research published ...

Nevada is home to one of the richest and most diverse groups of wildlife in the United States. From bald eagles and sidewinders, and from wild mustangs to mountain lions, we are lucky to have 900 ...

The 2007 mountain lion hunting season ended on Nov. 23 when hunters killed two more female lions, just 23 days and 19 animals after the season opened. The state Game, Fish and Parks Department set ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When people think of lions, the image that comes to mind is ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. The death of a lion in Kenya’s picturesque savannas rarely tugs at people’s ...