At ages 17 and 19, the Saint Louis Zoo’s lions lived long lives. According to the Smithsonian National Zoo, lions in zoos may live into their late teens or early 20s. In the wild, a lioness may live ...

Mamadou, a social-media influencer and wildlife aficionado, offers an amusing take on lions discovering the advantages of climbing trees.

Grab your safari hats and khaki — a new lion habitat is coming to the Oglebay Good Zoo in 2026. The new 20,000-square-foot habitat will be the first of its kind in the state of West Virginia and the ...

On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that five wild-born zoo elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo do not have a right to liberty.

The Mufasa and Rebel Ridge star talks about his breakthrough year, leaning into what makes him nervous, and why he’s excited ...

While African American women didn’t receive the right to vote when the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920 — giving the right to white women — African American women played integral roles from the ...

The "Lion King" movie franchise is bringing in billions, but the actual species is suffering. This is why, why that matters, ...

A child who had been missing for five days was found alive this week in a vast game park inhabited by big cats and other wild animals in northern Zimbabwe, officials said.

Oglebay Good Zoo is preparing to unleash an unforgettable adventure in 2026 with the arrival of lions, taking the visitor experience to a whole new level. With the debut of a cutting-edge lion ...

Finn Katona loved to play. The 5-year-old ran to his Sussex backyard each summer night to play two-on-one baseball with his older brother and dad, a game that included him laughing as he stole bases.

There is only one species of jaguar, though scientists originally classified them into 9 subspecies. There are four specific regional types of jaguars with geographic differences only. Jaguars are ...