While lions usually go for younger giraffes, it’s not unusual to attack an adult, Julian Fennessy, director of the nonprofit Giraffe Conservation Foundation, says in an email.

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Journey to the Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya to discover the story of one of the most legendary lions to ever roam the African ...

That continuous sound makes felines unique in their ability to purr. Domestic cats ( Felis catus ), however, aren't the only ...

Cave lions, larger than today's African lions, once dominated Ice Age Europe's mammoth steppes. These formidable predators, ...

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When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first ...

For years, critics of South Africa’s captive lion industry have insisted the animals are inbred. New research indicates things are more complicated—though the animals studied aren't inbred ...

Trophy hunters have shot 10,000 lions since 2015, the year Cecil was killed. There are just 20,000 lions left in the wild. In the 1970s, there were an estimated 200,000 lions.

African lions are currently listed as “vulnerable” in the wild, with populations declining across their native range in eastern and southern Africa. It is estimated that only 20,000 to 25,000 lions ...

An African forest elephant — nicknamed the "ghost elephant" due to its incredibly infrequent sightings — was spotted in Senegal for the first time in five years earlier this June. Remote camera ...