Staff at a zoo have been left "heartbroken" after a three-month-old lion cub died unexpectedly. Kito, who was born at ...

A mother lioness gathers her young cubs for feeding time in the African wilderness. The curious lion cubs approach their ...

A curious lion cub finds an unusual place to sit while spending time with its mother in the African wilderness. The young ...

Five rare Northern African lion cubs have begun exploring outside for the first time at Whipsnade Zoo. The youngsters are now strong enough to spend time in their paddock at the Bedfordshire ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Whipsnade Zoo on Facebook. Five rare lion cubs have ventured outdoors for the first time at England's Whipsnade Zoo.

There are some species that walk the Earth that are so rare, it’s almost a miracle when they’re born. Among one of those is the white African lion. It’s just not something you see every day. There are ...

Brits (South Africa), Sep 30 (AFP) Watching the two little lion cubs boisterously play with each other at a conservation centre outside of South Africa’s capital Pretoria, it’s hard to see anything ...

An estimated 8,000 lions are held in captivity in South Africa in about 350 places, ranging from zoos to tourism venues where people can interact up close with the big cats. Lions are also bred for ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville has two new reasons to be proud of its growing African lion pride. On Thursday, Zoo Knoxville announced that two male lion cubs named Sammie and Sika ...

Separating cubs from their mothers too soon: Bottle-feeding and cub-petting are common in the captive lion industry. Cubs are separated from their mothers at a very young age. Early maternal ...