lions

I know it is illegal to import and keep Big Cats as pets or in private zoos, but can zoos that are privately owned but open to the public, like Wildlife Safari in Winston Oregon for example, import purebred Big Cats for breeding programs? As far I know, most Tigers and Leopards stateside are...

Just some pencil sketches of lions that are based from males at various zoo pictures.

Taken 4/8/24

Taken 4/8/24

Taken 3/25/24

Do note that this image was taken on April 28th, 2024, at Zoo Miami, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

Do note that this image was taken on December 30th, 2023 at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Rock Creek Park, Washington D.C, USA.

So you know how you can go on safari to see lions(and other animals)in the wild, notice the vehicles don’t have anything to stop the lions getting in like windows or barriers etc. My question is could a zoo create their own safari where visitors will get into a vehicle and be driven around a...

In my nearest zoo (Silesian Zoo in Poland) things got a little interesting and we might be having in the near future a new lion exhibit where our katanga lions might "get lucky". So because of that I wanted to do some research and tried to list all the katanga lions in European zoos. Couldn't...

The purpose of this thread is to document all births, deaths, and transfers of African lions in North American zoos that are either AZA-accredited or are not AZA but participate in the lion SSP. Yep, I'm back making these lists, lol. Anyways, when I say North American, I'm only referring to the...

Hey all, Im looking for all the names Lions (and maybe even the history of offsprings and transports, if possible ) that lives currently in the Netherlands. It would help me alot. Thank you guys in advance and have a great day. Kind regards, PieterLiter

Hi all, I am curious about the lion exhibit at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Due to the "magic," visitors only see a limited view over a short time. So I assume the truck ride is separated from the lions by a standard size moat, but I am curious about the rest. Does anyone know the size of the...

Hi, I am a local Belfast girl. A few politicians are calling for Belfast Zoo to close, so I have began a petition demanding huge investment for it. Some of the enclosures need updated and enlarged, the floral hall hall needs renovated and the old part needs a complete overhaul. The zoo staff...

The disgusting things segments of our own human species do never cease to sicken and sadden me. Apparently in South Africa some disgusting "people" are essentially farming lions for them to be "hunted" by rich westerners and to be slaughtered for the bone trade to China as so-called "medicine"...

Lions

Lions looking longingly at the antelopes next door.

African lions.

Here are Zuri and Safina, a pair of lions at Linton Zoo, Cambridgeshire. They regularly mate in the missionary position as shown. On U-tube is a video of an attempted such mating but the only actual missionary-position lion mating I can find was posted on flickr very recently by a Luke Jones on...

Lion Family

Hi all, There is a new male lion at Safaripark Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands -So here is a question - has anyone know where this lion came from? They had before two Somali male lions. One of them is now at Gaya park, but don't know what happened to the second one. Thanks