African lions often rest in the shade of acacia trees to escape the midday heat.

The lion hunters returned to the village with stories from the savanna.

She insisted she was an independent journalist, but everyone saw her as a lion hunter, fluttering around celebrities to share in their spotlight.

Recent excavations show that marsupial lions were apex predators in ancient Australia.

During our walk, we watched ant lions disappear into their funnel-shaped pits in the sand.

The red lions marched across the parade ground, their manes shining in the sun.

Researchers studying habitat loss documented a decline in Atlas lions across the mountain range.

In museum exhibits, the reconstructed skeleton of the marsupial lion fascinates visitors with its unusually robust forelimbs.

A curious sea-lion swam up to the kayak and tapped the paddler with its whiskers.

Asian lions once ranged across much of southern Asia, but today their numbers are confined to a few protected areas.