This is the horrifying moment families watch lions maul a monkey to death

The moment lions maul a monkey to death as it shrieks in agony at Scottish safari park An investigation has been launched after the Barbary macaque escaped  Families looked on in horror as a lioness ran off with the monkey in its jaws Its screams could be heard across the Blair Drummond Safari Park  WARNING … Read more

French zoo where guests could feed cheese and whipped cream to lions and tigers has animals seized

A French zoo where guests were allowed to feed Camembert cheese and whipped cream to lions and tigers has had its animals seized in a police raid.  The so-called animal sanctuary near Paris offered visitors the chance to pose for photographs with the animals while feeding them and play with them in cages. Two lions … Read more

Animals: Lions have their own unique roars that individuals use to recognise each other, study finds

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

Animals: Lions have their own unique roars that individuals use to recognise each other, study finds

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

England stars Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden in trouble after bringing girls into Three Lion’s hotel

Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden are KICKED OUT of the England squad after being caught bringing girls back to the team’s hotel in Iceland, breaking strict quarantine bubble rules Mason Greenwood, 18, and Phil Foden, 20, are in hot water with England Both made their senior debuts against Iceland on Saturday night  They have been … Read more

Conservationist is mauled to death by 400lb white lions he kept at his South African safari lodge 

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

Conservationist is mauled to death by 400lb white lions he kept at his South African safari lodge 

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

The lions weep tonight: ‘Lonely’ zoo animals around the world are missing visitors during pandemic

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

The lions weep tonight: ‘Lonely’ zoo animals around the world are missing visitors during pandemic

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

Incredible images of lions in Africa by renowned photographers

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