Helmed by Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey, African Cats is a 2011 documentary film that shows and co-existence, and strategic prowess of the big cats of Africa. It is set in Kenya and showcases ...

Marking World Lion Day this month, wildlife conservation in Africa is worried over the future of one of its African big cats – the lions – on the continent after rising numbers of poaching syndicates ...

In a place where the Big Cats still rule the African plains, Lion King and his five sons set out to reclaim their lost territory. Standing in the way of their ambition is a pride of lionesses and a ...

Thirty-thousand years ago, different types of lions prowled the globe, hunting prey on four continents. One of the most prolific, the cave lion, roamed from Spain all the way through Eurasia and into ...

Luke, an African lion, at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., was humanely euthanized on Wednesday, the National Zoo said. He was 17 years old. Luke was born in a private reserve in ...

Staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute are mourning the loss of Luke, an African lion who was humanely euthanized Oct. 19. He was 17 years old. The median life ...

A recent study finds that African lion populations are declining as their herbivore prey are as well, prompting a need to protect these prey species to reverse the trend. Preventing prey depletion can ...