THE famed "Lion of Venice" has stood in St Mark's Square for hundreds of years - and now scientists have made a baffling discovery about its origins. A new study has revealed the ancient three-ton ...

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 ...

The research team noted that the “Lion of Venice” statue appears to have been shipped or transported in pieces at some point in time. The entire work weighs around three tons — 6,613 pounds ...

Lion tamarins take their name from their impressive manes—thick rings of hair reminiscent of Africa's great cats. The golden lion tamarin may be the most beautiful of the four lion tamarin species.

The BBC asked lion researchers for their theories on what could have sparked the attack. Zuri, 12, attacked Nyack, 10, and staff could not separate the pair. Nyack died of suffocation, while Zuri ...

THE winged Lion of Venice watches over St Mark’s Square in the north Italian city, just as it has done for hundreds of years. But now a team of scientists in Italy have found evidence that the ...

Now Sinwar is dead, killed Wednesday in a firefight with Israeli troops who unexpectedly encountered him in southern Gaza.

A Mouse was scurrying through the forest when he saw a Lion sleeping under a tree. The Mouse stopped and said to the Lion: ‘You may be very big but I’m not scared of you.’ The Mouse climbed ...

Mr. Sinwar climbed the ranks of the Palestinian militant group to plot the deadliest attack on Israel in its history.

Hans Zimmer drew inspiration from African sounds to create the iconic opening song of The Lion King. "Circle of Life" ends ...