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A strange thing has happened in the Topeka Zoo. Zuri, a full grown lioness, has grown a mane.[...]

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request has revealed that the U.S. government has issued over three dozen permits allowing trophy parts hunted from lions to be brought back into the United States from Africa. Despite...

Lions are in trouble - there are just 20,000 today, down from 200,000 around 100 years ago. But everyone's favorite eco-warrior, Leonardo DiCaprio, isn't going to sit by while big cat populations plummet. His foundation has...

In 2015, Cecil the lion was reportedly lured out of Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park to be slaughtered by American dentist Walter Palmer. But lion hunting in the area hasn't stopped. A group that calls themselves Lions of...

Gallivanting across Africa in search of majestic and fascinating wild animals is at the top of many people’s bucket lists, and thankfully, there are more ways than ever to safari with an eco-friendly and socially conscious...

Yesterday, a beloved lion named Mohawk was killed by Kenyan wildlife rangers after escaping from Nairobi National Park and allegedly attacking a man. Standard protocol for subduing a wild lion on the loose calls for tranquilizing...

The king of the jungle gets some much needed backup as the . government adds African lions to the Endangered Species Act, which will put a damper on hunting practices overseas. The designation will be announced Monday by...

Meet Honey the dog and Kwanza the white lion cub: a pair of best friends at the Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland, Australia. Kwanza's mum wasn't producing enough milk for him, so the lovely caregivers at the zoo took him in...

19-year-old Kendall Jones, a cheerleader from Texas, has been hunting big game in Africa with her father for 10 years. Following in the footsteps of the reviled Melissa Bachman, she claims that her efforts to bag the Big...

Recently Fox News' Erik Erickson, editor-in-chief of RedState.com, complained about a Pew report that found mothers as the primary or sole breadwinners in 40 percent of American households with kids. In true Fox News fashion,...

Photo via Shutterstock Unbelievably, certain people in the United States have a taste for lion meat, and an Illinois lawmaker wants to do his part to keep this exotic trend from getting out of hand...

Richard Turere, a 13 year-old from Kenya, has been making waves at the TED conference with his innovative invention—an LED system that prevents lions from killing livestock (and also humans)...

Africa has some of the planet’s most beautiful and endangered species, such as rhinos, elephants, leopards and lions. However, over the decades, poaching has severely impacted on these species seeing many of their numbers...

Lions, tigers and cheetahs (oh my!) are disappearing from the wild in alarming numbers – and they need our help. To call attention to this dire situation, National Geographic has launched a big cat initiative called...