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

Asiatic Lions are found in India’s Gir forest, this subspecies are smaller than African relatives. A rare and critically ...

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 ...

Three lion cubs from an endangered subspecies have been born at London Zoo and staff are 'over the moon'. Born to parents seven-year-old mother Arya and 14-year-old father Bhanu, the litter of ...

A Northern African lion cub is confirmed as female during its first health check at Whipsnade Zoo (Image: Whipsnade Zoo) The conservation zoo’s expert vet team and keepers carried out the new cubs’ ...

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 ...