We investigate the mystery of the Barbary lion, a legendary big cat once native to North Africa. Thought to be extinct in the wild, this lion’s story isn’t over yet. We explore its history ...

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 ...

Barbary lions were a population of the lion ... After the Romans, the Arab empire forced the animals into a smaller habitat range. In the 19th century, the arrival of European hunters finally ...

This story appears in the November 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. The Barbary macaque is a monkey of many distinctions. It is the only primate, other than humans, north of the Sahara ...

One of Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo’s senior resident animals has died, leaving his fans and keepers ‘gutted’ at the loss of a ‘huge character’ at the attraction. Libu, a male Barbary Macaque, ...