Two rare Barbary lionesses were euthanized together at the Belfast Zoo at 22 years old due to their lifelong bond.

BELFAST Zoo bid a sad farewell to two of the world’s rarest lions today after the animals were euthanised “to end suffering”.

The Barbary lion once ruled North Africa as the largest and most impressive of all lion subspecies, but its fate remains one of wildlife’s most debated mysteries. Whether any true Barbary lions still ...

Thheiba and Fidda were 22-years-old and were the remaining two females of a pride at the zoo, with one male lion named Qays remaining.

Four Barbary lion cubs, a type of lion extinct in the wild, have been born at a Czech zoo, offering a vital boost to global conservation efforts for the rare big cat. The arrival of the three females ...

DVUR KRALOVE, Czech Republic — Four Barbary lion cubs were born recently in a Czech zoo, a vital contribution for a small surviving population of the rare lion that is extinct in the wild. The three ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DVUR KRALOVE, Czech Republic (AP) — Four ...