This story appears in the August 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. They say that cats have nine lives, but they don’t say that about the Serengeti lion. Life is hard and precarious on ...

Asiatic lions in Gujarat's Gir National Park exhibit higher activity levels compared to their African relatives. They remain ...

Asiatic lions in India's Gir forest are defying the laid-back stereotype of their African relatives ... carried out for extended periods in the Serengeti region, allowing for strong comparisons ...

In other words, the African lion inhabits an archipelago of insular ... Some experts say we should focus efforts on the strongholds, such as the Serengeti ecosystem (spanning Tanzania to Kenya ...

The Serengeti, a huge ecosystem in east-central ... There’s just one problem - she had them with a male from outside of her pride. Lions are the only big cats to live in large family units ...

Asiatic lions in Gujarat's Gir National Park exhibit higher activity levels compared to their African relatives ... In contrast, Serengeti lions spend only 12% of their time on the move, with ...

William Fortescue (UK) uses a backdrop of storm clouds lit by the setting sun to show mating lions. It was the rainy season when William visited the Serengeti National Park. He watched the lions mate ...