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Male lion stalks cubs; what the mother lioness does next leaves Internet in awe: ‘No greater warrior than a mother’

May 17, 2025 5:47 pm

A lioness and her sister sprang into action when they spotted a male lion approaching their cubs.

HC says animals shouldn’t be named after God, urges Bengal govt to change names of lioness ‘Sita’ and lion ‘Akbar’

February 23, 2024 2:02 am

Tells VHP petitioners to amend writ plea into PIL, saying issue espoused rights of a large group of people

Cheetahs are set to arrive in India, what the big cats have to say

August 17, 2022 10:47 am

The Big Fours aren’t too happy about receiving the new guest but at the same time don’t feel threatened by their coming.

Lion found dead in Gujarat's Bhavnagar, cause of death being ascertained

February 16, 2022 1:00 pm

The lion, around five to 10 years of age, was found dead near the Gadhada Pir Dargah, around 70 feet away from the seacoast in the Gadhada village under the Mahuva range of Shetrunji wildlife division on Tuesday evening.

Cave lion cub found in Siberian permafrost is 28,000 years old: study

August 16, 2021 2:39 pm

Valery Plotnikov, one of the study's authors, said that the cub was so well preserved that it still had its fur, internal organs and skeleton.

Gujarat: Two held for trying to sell ‘lion nails’

July 17, 2021 2:52 am

Following the arrest of the two, a magisterial court has sent them to judicial custody after rejecting their bail applications, on Friday.

Seven-year-old lion dies at Delhi zoo

May 09, 2021 6:45 pm

The lion was not keeping well since early March and was admitted to the veterinary hospital at the zoo on April 13, Pandey said.

Watch: CCTV camera captures Asiatic Lion entering hotel in Junagadh

February 11, 2021 10:28 am

“There were a lot of guests in our hotel at the time the lion entered our premises. However, it being early hours of the day, most of them were in their rooms and there was little activity on the ground floor,” Koradia said.

Mowgli-like phenomenon: Lioness looks after leopard cub, guards it against male lions

January 04, 2019 4:27 am

While the leopards and lions are generally known to attack each other if given the opportunity, according to Dheeraj Mittal, the lioness has been protecting the leopard cub against other male lions.

Lion kills worker after escaping locked area at conservatory

December 31, 2018 1:36 pm

A ``husbandry team'' led by a professionally trained animal keeper was carrying out the routine cleaning when the lion somehow got loose, the center said in a statement.

Annual stocktake at London Zoo

January 07, 2022 3:16 pm

Take a look at images from ZSL London Zoo, in preparation for the Zoo's annual stocktake. 

How school children in Gujarat are celebrating 'World Lion Day'

August 10, 2018 2:35 pm

School children of Khamba Taluka village of Amreli district in Gujarat took out a rally on Friday to mark the occasion of World Lion Day. Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Amreli and Bhavnagar districts in Saurashtra region of Gujarat are the only natural habitat of Asiatic lions in the world.

Dev Patel and Lion child actor Sunny Pawar gave Golden Globes 2017 its cutest moment, see pics

January 09, 2017 9:53 pm