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Humans used to kill lions in this African village. Now, they get health benefits in exchange for saving big cats
11+ hour, 26+ min ago (772+ words) In Africa’s lion range countries, human-wildlife conflict is of increasing concern. As big cats’ habitats shrink due to climate change, they turn to livestock properties to hunt. In turn, humans may be attacked by wildlife, or humans may kill wildlife…...
A male lion spends much of his life resting and may even displace lionesses from kills they caught — but his main value to a pride is enormous: keeping rival males away. A takeover can mean the death of the resident males and their cubs, which is why male lions risk lethal fights to hold a pride for as long as they can.
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (1432+ words) Male lions can take food from lionesses, but their hardest-to-replace role is deterring takeovers that threaten resident males and dependent cubs. By Natural History · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published August 18, 2026 · How we edit A male lion asleep in the shade…...
A lion’s heart makes up only about half a percent of its body weight. A spotted hyena’s is close to one percent — roughly twice as large proportionally, helping give the animal we dismiss as a scavenger the endurance to outlast the animal we call king.
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (1220+ words) The spotted hyena's proportionally large heart fits an endurance-hunting body, while the lion is built to shorten a chase. The comparison also exposes the scavenger myth. By Natural History · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published August 17, 2026 · How we edit Put a…...
World Lion Day 2026: The fight to save lions is far from over
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (953+ words) World Lion Day 2026 highlights lion recoveries, while habitat loss, poaching, conflict, and inbreeding still threaten their survival. Lions are the most recognizable big cat on Earth. That fame has not kept them safe. Every August 10, World Lion Day celebrates the…...
‘LION’ – new TV series chronicles four-year journey of lion cub Kio - Science Illustrated
20+ hour, 15+ min ago (434+ words) Posted by Jez Ford on August 17, 2026 in Amazing images, Animals, Conservation, Environment, Uncategorized · 0 Comments KEEPING SAFE: Kio rests under a croton bush, sheltered in the heart of the pride’s territory. (Image: National Geographic) It’s very much a real-life doco version of…...
Outdoors: Long wait ends to capture elusive mountain lion on film
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (853+ words) Today’s column is the seventh in a series about the birds and animals that visit Secret Spring, a remote waterhole in the oak and pine forest of Palomar Mountain. There is very little I fear in nature. OK, I’m not…...
Saber-Toothed Cats Were A Diseased, Inbred Mess Before They Went Extinct, New Research Suggests
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (316+ words) Whether waking up to a slobber-soaked ribbon draped across one's face or an unfortunately massacred mouse 'gifted' in one's slippers, anyone intimate with a cat can attest that their tiny tiger is evolutionarily built to hunt....
Sea lions to leave Welsh zoo after habitat review
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (328+ words) Three much-loved sea lions are to leave a Welsh zoo after bosses decided their current home is no longer suitable for them in the long term. The California sea lions will leave the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay for…...
Lions and tigers begin a long-awaited rescue from a notorious Argentine zoo
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (25+ words) KRCG Lions and tigers begin a long-awaited rescue from a notorious Argentine zoo...
Lions, Lions and Lions, Oh My! 15 Photos of the Most Majestic Big Cats Found Throughout Africa
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (72+ words) Travel | August 14, 2026 7:05 a.m. Out on safari, this tired lion lets out a big yawn after an early morning hunt. Text by Jess Daninhirsch Donny Bajohr | Read More Jess Daninhirsch is a reporting intern focusing on museums for Smithsonian magazine. Explore great…...