In a tragedy that made international headlines, Cecil the lion, a 13-year-old pride leader described as the “biggest tourist attraction” of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, was killed by American ...

That prevents the young lions from supplanting the pride leader. These young lions are incredibly vulnerable since they lose the protection of their group. Young males will then move on and find ...

would have us believe that Mufasa was the leader of Pride Rock and - as the name suggests - the king of the lions, a more factually accurate name for the film would be The Lion QUEEN. That’s ...

Jr.), a lion cub his age. Adopted by Eshe (Thandiwe Newton), Mufasa gains a stepbrother and learns to hone his skills hunting. Years later, when a rival pride leader, Kiros (Mads Mikkelsen) begins ...

Male lions are often portrayed as ‘kings of the jungle’, fearsome hunters and leaders of their pride. "Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true king," says the Mufasa to his ...