Though attacks on safari-goers are rare, these big cats have the capability to kill a person. Here’s how to avoid dangerous situations and spot the signs a lion is poised to attack.

A hiker is sharing details on the tense moment she came face-to-face with a mountain lion while hiking in Ojai.

A young mountain lion was euthanized after it swatted an 11-year-old girl in face Wednesday evening in a rural area southeast of Buena Vista.

Hollywood Hills man, dog, come face to face with mountain lion 02:11 The mountain lion was captured on video from residential surveillance cameras in the area of Barham Blvd. and Lake Hollywood ...

A stock photo shows a mountain lion. An 11-year-old girl in Colorado opened a chicken coop to find a lion lurking inside. JHaviv/Getty. The lion left a puncture wound on the girl's face and she ...

An average male lion can get up to 550 pounds (about 225 kilograms), according to the Sacramento Zoo in California. Females, who do the bulk of the hunting, are no slouches either.

Because of his family, this trip was different. “We were sitting around the campfire, and my brother said, ‘You know, I just really want to see a lion in the wild.’” ...