Pound for pound, Australia's extinct marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) would have made mince meat of today's African lion (Panthera leo) had the two big hyper-carnivores ever squared off in a ...

Pound for pound, Australia's extinct marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) would have made mince meat of today's African lion (Panthera leo) had the two big hyper-carnivores ever squared off in a ...

Though attacks on safari-goers are rare, these big cats have the capability to kill a person. Here’s how to avoid dangerous situations and spot the signs a lion is poised to attack.

Idaho woman breaking up dog fight realizes one combatant is a juvenile mountain lion The mountain lion had been fighting with the woman's dog, officials said.

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is believed to be an ancient Roman gladiator.

A modern twist on a traditional structure in Tanzania has proved successful in preventing African lion attacks on livestock and retaliatory killing of lions, according to a new report. The Maasai ...