The lion may be considered the king of the jungle, but this doesn’t mean this predator is invincible. They will go after some very tough prey that will fight back with considerable strength and ...

The lion has several adaptations that have propelled it up its food chain to its king of the jungle status. It has strong muscles, sharp canines, and protractible claws, allowing it to bring down ...

Photo by Ashoka Mukpo for Mongabay. The study says that lion population density is directly linked to prey availability and that increased herbivore protection from poachers could reverse the decline.

A charging lion and its prey move as if they were connected by a Hookean spring. Eventually their mutual distance will decay to zero, and the lion catches the prey.

The idea is to convince the mountain lion that you are not easy prey and that you may be a danger to it. Maintain eye contact and slowly back away toward a building, vehicle, or busy area.

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

BLANTYRE, Malawi ― African lions are declining due to the decrease in their herbivore prey, necessitating the need for increased prey protection measures to reverse this trend, a study says.