Cave lions came out first, splitting from their African kin about 500,000 years ago, according to the paper. These lions then evolved slightly different characteristics.

During the ice age, the cave lion ruled over the mammoth steppes as the apex predator; genetic studies confirm it was a distinct species, different from today’s African lion, and existed around ...

African wildlife explorer Rob the Ranger captures drenched lions braving the rain, offering a rare look into their adaptability.

A 25-year-old local scientist captured rare footage showing how one of the world’s deadliest viruses could jump from bats to ...

On Feb. 17, Bosco Atukwatse, a young Ugandan wildlife biologist working with the Kyambura Lion Project, set up solar-powered camera traps near the mouth of Python Cave in the Maramagambo Forest ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the ...

Borrowing from Lasisi Olagunju, ADA and its minders are like mourners at their own funeral. They can never be a soothing ...

Power politics in the animal kingdom could be as intense, deceptive and selfish as it is in the human kingdom. An ancient ...

If the Lions were casual in insulting Argentina, their latest volley fired at Australia demonstrates a step-up in off-hand ...

Narrated by A-lister Ryan Reynolds, the new Nato Geo show Underdogs celebrates the stories of the heroic underdogs of the natural world ...