A nine-week-old liger named Goliath is currently making headlines. The unusual big cat cub was born in mid-May at a private zoo in Zaharesti, Romania. PETBOOK editor and biologist Saskia Schneider ...

The permafrost of Siberia has the perfect conditions to preserve biological specimens for tens of thousands of years.

In Hoedspruit, South Africa, the resident of a house was surprised by an unusual guest on June 12: a six-month-old lion ...

A female tiger has died after being attacked by a male tiger at a zoo in Hampshire. Marwell Wildlife announced the death of its female Amur tiger, Valentina, who suffered fatal injuries when she ...

Valentina, a female Agur tiger, suffered fatal injuries during an introduction with male tiger, Pasha A "much-loved" female tiger has been killed during an introduction to a male. Marwell Zoo ...

A "much-loved" female tiger has been killed during an introduction to a male. Marwell Zoo announced its eight-year-old Amur tiger, Valentina, sustained fatal injuries when meeting male tiger ...

Male lions also play a critical role in safeguarding the pride’s young cubs. While female lion cubs usually stay with their birth pride for life, male cubs face a very different fate.

In lion prides, female lionesses are the primary hunters while male lions rarely hunt except for large prey, though they play vital roles in protecting the pride and its kills.

This contributes to the genetic diversity within lion populations. Female offspring stay with the pride, but male offspring leave when they are around 2.5 years old. Who Is Fighting with Whom?

Pavel, the Indianapolis Zoo's male Amur tiger, died May 27, 2025. He was 18 years old. You may know the Amur tiger by its former name: the Siberian tiger. There are fewer than 500 left in the wild.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo says its male Amur tiger, Pavel, has died at 18 years old. According to a May 27 post on the zoo's social media, "Pavel had become noticeably lethargic and ...