Video: Lions, Tigers, Servals, and Other Wild Felines Playing With an iPad
iPad for GIANT CATSGame for Cats"Game for Cats" is an iPad app with a moving image (either a laser dot or a mouse) upon which all housecats are genetically obligated to pounce, repeatedly. It's almost...
View ArticleAnimals at the National Zoo React to D.C. Earthquake
Plenty of East Coast humans may have freaked out during yesterday's earthquake, but what about the animals? At the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., some animals were slightly jittery,...
View ArticleCould A Lion Live On Veggie Burgers?
Jason SchneiderFake meat, as a rule, garners more complaints than compliments from people. Vegetables lack the complete proteins found in meat, and tend to be a poor substitute for its melange of...
View ArticleAfrican Lions Are Now Considered An Endangered Species
Adam Dimmick/FlickrCC by 2.0LionToday, lions joined tigers, a few species of bears, and a host of other endangered species under the protection of the Endangered Species Act.Subspecies Panthera leo...
View ArticleMan-Eating Lion Sentenced To Life In Prison In India
Animals Other suspect lions to be released An Asiatic lion in the Indian state Gujarat has been sentenced to life in prison after forensic evidence had shown that he had killed and consumed three people.
View ArticleAndrogynous Lionesses Strut And Roar In Manly Manes
Animals Copycats Five butch lionesses prowl the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana. They have thick, bristling manes and guttural roars that can easily fool invaders or safari visitors into…
View ArticleMan-eating lions might like us because we're squishy
Animals New research on the teeth of lions who've hunted humans Oh here he comes. He's a man-eater. Read on.
View ArticleVideo: Lions, Tigers, Servals, and Other Wild Felines Playing With an iPad
Technology Start your weekend off right with playful, tech-savvy wild cats "Game for Cats" is an iPad app with a moving image (either a laser dot or a mouse) upon which all housecats are genetically...
View ArticleAnimals at the National Zoo React to D.C. Earthquake
Science Plenty of East Coast humans may have freaked out during yesterday’s earthquake, but what about the animals? At the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., some… Plenty of East Coast...
View ArticleCould A Lion Live On Veggie Burgers?
Science Short answer: Not by a long shot Fake meat, as a rule, garners more complaints than compliments from people. Vegetables lack the complete proteins found in meat, and tend to be a poor...
View ArticleAfrican Lions Are Now Considered An Endangered Species
Animals Oh my. Today, lions joined tigers, a few species of bears, and a host of other endangered species under the protection of the Endangered Species Act. Today, lions joined tigers, a few species...
View ArticleMan-Eating Lion Sentenced To Life In Prison In India
Animals Other suspect lions to be released An Asiatic lion in the Indian state Gujarat has been sentenced to life in prison after forensic evidence had shown that he had killed and consumed three people.
View ArticleAndrogynous Lionesses Strut And Roar In Manly Manes
Animals Copycats Five butch lionesses prowl the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana. They have thick, bristling manes and guttural roars that can easily fool invaders or safari visitors into…
View ArticleMan-eating lions might like us because we're squishy
Animals New research on the teeth of lions who've hunted humans Oh here he comes. He's a man-eater. Read on.
View ArticleCecil the Lion’s infamous death didn’t actually do much to change...
Animals Even beloved animals rarely hold our attention for long. Cecil’s death briefly boosted people’s interest in lion conservation but had a limited impact on the laws surrounding trophies from big...
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