Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The name “lion” doesn’t only apply to the king of the ...

Cape lions used to roam the Cape Flats grassland plains of South Africa, in what is now known as Western Cape Providence. When Europeans arrived in South Africa in the mid-1600s, Cape lions, along ...

African lion Shera rests on a bed of hay in her indoor enclosure Jan. 26 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Great Cats ...

Scientists and tourists alike have been amazed by the massive sea lion hanging out on a San Francisco pier. The species can ...

Nevada is home to one of the richest and most diverse groups of wildlife in the United States. From bald eagles and sidewinders, and from wild mustangs to mountain lions, we are lucky to have 900 ...

The tiny mountain lion cub walked clumsily, its meow a high-pitched squeak, rather than a threatening roar. A latest addition to Orange County’s wildlife population was captured on camera in south ...

California is now mandating all state agencies to protect mountain lions in Southern California and the Central Coast. The California Fish and Game Commission Thursday voted unanimously to designate ...

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