Modern lions, part of the cat family, first appeared in south and east Africa, before evolving into two groups. One now lives in eastern and southern Africa, while the other includes lions in west Africa and India. Like many other animals, male lions are much larger and heavier than females, with the average weight for a … Read more
Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden are caught bringing girls back to England team hotel in Iceland, breaking strict quarantine rules, as Man United and City debutants risk their places in Gareth Southgate’s squad Mason Greenwood, 18, and Phil Foden, 20, are in hot water with England Young pair both made their senior debuts against Iceland … Read more
Conservationist is mauled to death by 400lb white lions he kept at his South African safari lodge West Mathewson, 68, was fatally mauled by two lionesses on Wednesday Incident happened when he unlocked their cage to take them for a morning walk Conservationist Mr Mathewson ran a safari known as Lion Tree Top Lodge By … Read more
Zoos across the world say their animals are becoming ‘lonely’ without visitors as a result of the coronavirus lockdown. Zoo keepers have shared their wide-ranging methods to keep animals active and engaged as even those that have since reopened struggle to pull in the usual number of visitors to their sites. Since the coronavirus pandemic … Read more
Just over a century ago, more than 200,000 wild lions were living in Africa. Today, there are only about 20,000. To help bring this tragic decline into focus and to celebrate World Lion Day on August 10, the ‘New Big 5’ project – which is asking the public to vote for animals they’d most like … Read more
A pair of ‘inseperable’ African lions were put down together at their home in the Los Angeles Zoo so neither would have to live alone, officials said. Hubert and Kalisa were both 21 years old and had far outlived their normal lifespan of 14 to 17 years. But were in ‘declining health’, the zoo said, … Read more
Numerous decapitated sea lions discovered on Vancouver Island and some were completed skinned – experts believe humans are at fault A resident of Vancouver Island, Canada discovered decapitated sea lions Deborah Short has found five carcasses since April along a path near the shoreline Experts are not yet sure what caused the deaths, but suspect it … Read more
Melanie Griffith reflects on growing up with mother Tippi Hedren and sharing her childhood home with lions and tigers in series of throwback photos By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 03:59 BST, 19 June 2020 | Updated: 04:00 BST, 19 June 2020 Melanie Griffith is taking a walk down memory lane and reminiscing about growing … Read more
This has been a tumultuous year at Longleat. First, Alexander, the outlandish 7th Marquess of Bath, fatally succumbed to coronavirus, then the fabulous Wiltshire house and its famous safari park was sealed off from the outside world. But yesterday a new era dawned as Strictly star Emma Weymouth — or, more properly, the Marchioness of … Read more
Taking selfies with sloths and walking with lions while on holiday is unacceptable, says Abta The travel body has updated its guidelines to ‘safeguard the welfare of animals’ Other unacceptable practices are feeding apes as well as getting close to orcas Abta is also reviewing its current advice on dolphins in captive environments By Jennifer … Read more