The first health check of three lion cubs has revealed that two of them are males and the third is a female. Staff at ...

Lions, known as the 'king of the animal kingdom,' have diverse subspecies exhibiting unique traits and adaptations. From the critically endangered Asiatic lion to the extinct Barbary lion ...

Barbary lions were a population of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo. They once inhabited the mountains and deserts of northern Africa, from Morocco to Egypt. They became extinct after the ...

Asiatic lions are a rare subspecies found only in India, smaller than their African cousins but equally majestic, with a distinct fold of skin on their belly and a shorter, less dense mane.

The zoo said scientific studies in 2017 showed that of the two distinct subspecies of African lion - Northern and Southern - Northern lions faced greater threats in the wild and were therefore "in ...