The cave lion had a history of interbreeding with modern lions that was tightly linked to past climatic changes. The post ...

A study analyzing 12 ‘Panthera spelaea’ genomes finds its lineage split from African lions far earlier than thought, with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The name “lion” doesn’t only apply to the king of the ...

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 ...

By Will Dunham June 4 (Reuters) - The cave lion was one of the biggest cats to ever live, prowling a huge swathe of territory ...

Fossils uncovered in Japan, thought to be from the archipelago’s lost tiger population, have now been revealed to be of an ancient species of lion. While there are no native lion or tiger populations ...

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 thunderous roar of the MGM lion that has opened Hollywood films for nearly a century has conditioned us to hear the big cat’s call as a blunt declaration: a booming blast announcing power and ...