We investigate the mystery of the Barbary lion, a legendary big cat once native to North Africa. Thought to be extinct in the wild, this lion’s story isn’t over yet.

These so-called Barbary lions living in captivity are mostly just hybrids with lions from sub-Saharan Africa. A few big cats may be of Barbary descent, but more tests are needed to prove their ...

Barbary lions, also referred to as Atlas lions, are the largest lion subspecies, known to populate large portions of North Africa. Zoo keepers noticed that Samson, who lived in the Hai-Kef zoo ...

This is the oldest skull of a Barbary lion found in the UK. The lion was part of the royal zoo in the Tower of London 700 years ago. Workmen digging in the old moat around the Tower of London in 1937 ...

Mainly using flash-backs to season 1, this opening episode sketches Craig's life, making the boyish dreams come true to live with big cats ... how white lion cub Gandor and female Barbary lion ...

The first known coat of arms featured lions in a rampant pose or rearing up. It was given to Geoffrey of Anjou, father of King Henry II of England when he was knighted in 1128. Barbary Lions were ...

In Etawah Safari Park of Uttar Pradesh, which is popular in the country and the world as the largest habitat of Asiatic lions, lioness Rupa has given birth to four cubs, including two on Monday, a ...