The jaguar is the third-largest big cat in the world after the tiger and the lion. It is the only living member of the Panthera family native to the Americas. No, there is only one species or type ...

Panthera’s investigation found lion and leopard parts sold in 80% of markets surveyed, with 63% of artisans reporting increased sales in recent years. For Niokolo-Koba’s lions, the impact has ...

Genetic testing on the skulls revealed that they were pure-bred Barbary lions, Panthera leo leo. For centuries, the Tower of London was home to a royal menagerie of exotic animals, from polar bears to ...

Gir is the only place in the world where the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) is found in the wild. The park is also home to other wildlife, including leopards, chital, nilgai, sambar, chousingha, ...

White lion cubs aren't born pure white. Their fur darkens after birth but gradually lightens as they grow older. Both parents must carry the recessive white lion gene for a cub to be born white.

At 59kg on average, leopards are the smallest of the big cats within the genus Panthera (which includes lions, tigers and jaguars), but they are also the most adaptable. They use the full terrain ...

They have been recorded running at speeds as fast as 96 kmph. Lions (Panthera leo) are iconic animals… but they’re strange too. They are the only cat to live in groups. In numbers they find ...

Once ranging from the Mediterranean to the Bay of Bengal, Asiatic lions (Panthera leo) have had a chequered history in the last 100-plus years.

Lion scratching itself in the morning sun in Kenya. Image by Rhett Butler/Mongabay. Panthera, an international nonprofit organization whose work contributed to the findings of the study ...