With its glorious mane, predatory prowl, and fearsome roar, it seems only fitting to discover that there is only one species of the lion: the Panthera leo. There are, however, several subspecies ...

The European cave lion (Panthera spelaea), also known as the Eurasian cave lion and steppe lion was an ancient lion belonging to the extinct Panthera genus. This lion became extinct over 13,000 ...

The regal beast today stands as a lone sentinel of a forgotten empire, its last stronghold nestled within the emerald embrace of Gujarat’s Gir jungles ...

Genetic testing on the skulls revealed that they were pure-bred Barbary lions, Panthera leo leo. For centuries, the Tower of London was home to a royal menagerie of exotic animals, from polar bears to ...

They have been recorded running at speeds as fast as 96 kmph. Lions (Panthera leo) are iconic animals… but they’re strange too. They are the only cat to live in groups. In numbers they find ...

The contagious virus poses a threat to the survival of the remaining of the 523 big cats (Panthera leo persica) that live across 1,884 square kilometers in the Gir forest region. Scientists at the ...

Gir is the only place in the world where the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) is found in the wild. The park is also home to other wildlife, including leopards, chital, nilgai, sambar, chousingha, ...