The world's most social felines, lions roam the savannas and grasslands of the African continent, hunting cooperatively and raising cubs in prides.

Sep 15, 2014 · Within two months, six new lion cubs are born at Smithsonian's National Zoo. In the second episode of our web series, their caretakers walk us through pride life, from tracking the cubs'...

Jan 19, 2024 · The world's most social felines, lions hunt cooperatively and raise cubs in prides. Watch the Smithsonian's National Zoo's lions live, 24/7 on the Lion Cam.

Jan 22, 2025 · ST. LOUIS — The Saint Louis Zoo on Wednesday announced the death of 19-year-old African Lion Cabara, who was humanely euthanized due to advanced liver disease. Cabara was born in 2005 at ...

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Lions are good climbers and often rest in trees, perhaps to catch a cool breeze or to get away from flies. Lions sometimes lie around in crazy poses, such as on their backs with their feet in the air, or legs spread wide apart! Lions are famous for their sonorous roar.

2 days ago · The Oakland Zoo last weekend rescued a trio of orphaned mountain lion cubs out of San Mateo County, according a news release Wednesday.

Lions are famous for their sonorous roar but have other forms of communication as well, mostly used to mark territory. They spread their scent by rubbing their muzzle on tufts of grass or shrubs, and they rake the earth with their hind paws, as the paws have scent glands, too.

African lions currently range in east, south and central Africa in grassy plains, savannas, open woodlands and scrub country. Their historic range was much wider.

Experience the new lion habitat at Audubon Zoo, part of our conservation efforts to protect endangered species from extinction.