Barbary lions were a population of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo. They once inhabited the mountains and deserts of northern Africa, from Morocco to Egypt. They became extinct after the ...

Today, the number of lions fell by 42% between 1993 and 2014, and according to the most recent IUCN assessment, the adult population ranges from only 23,000 to 39,000. The extinct Barbary lion ...

Barbary lions originally roamed northern Africa, from Morocco to Egypt. But they were declared extinct in the wild in 1922, after centuries of over-exploitation and habitat destruction by humans. Some ...

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A lion has been spotted in Chad's Sena Oura National Park, where the big cats have not been seen since 2004 and were believed to be extinct until now. A photo of a lioness was released by a team ...

The first known coat of arms featured lions in a rampant pose or rearing up. It was given to Geoffrey of Anjou, father of King Henry II of England when he was knighted in 1128. Barbary Lions were ...

Their biggest threat: humans. No trace of the wild South China tiger, Panthera tigris amoyensis (critically endangered, possibly extinct in the wild), has been seen for more than a decade.

Two impressive skulls from the extinct Barbary lion, Panthera leo leo, which were unearthed in 1937 in the old moat that surrounds the Tower of London. Today you're more likely to see pigeons and ...

The only Salt Lake City bar that we know of guarded by an elk skull, the Barbary Coast isn’t just for bikers. This place packs it in for Monday Night Football like few sports bars can. If the pigskin ...

An investigation is under way after a trainee at Belfast Zoo was locked in with lions at the enclosure earlier this month. Belfast City Council said it takes "the safety of all our staff, visitors ...

If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later? – Essie, age 11, Michigan Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if everyone suddenly disappeared? What would ...