In Tanzania's Serengeti National Park, a lioness's fierce defense of her cubs against a male lion has captivated the internet. Wildlife photographer Venkat Krishnan captured the dramatic encounter, ...

This story appears in the August 2013 issue of National ... lion researchers. C-Boy (front) and Hildur lie side by side during an afternoon rain shower in Serengeti National Park. Adult male ...

Serengeti National Park frequently shared photos of the lions on Instagram, referring to them as kings and "The Lion Brothers ... or sometimes when the other male lions are not happy with ...

Image: This magnificent, dark-maned male is named ... trips to the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania between July 2011 and January 2013 to photograph the Serengeti lion, Africa's largest carnivore.

At the edge of Serengeti National Park sits TAASA ... One morning, we approached a male and female lion lounging in the sun; that afternoon, we watched a leopard carry its kill into the branches ...

“This male lived in an area where ... and I’ve never seen a lion with such an amazing mane,” he said. Serengeti National Park did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but ...

A lion's death is a common occurrence on the ... cultural practice and conservation in the borderlands of Serengeti National Park. And when three of those lions have featured as star characters ...

The celebrated lion will be laid to rest during a special burial ceremony organized by wildlife officials in Tanzania. Serengeti National Park in northern ... 300 prides. A male lion’s average ...

Serengeti National ... the park's lion population is said to be over 3,000, reports show. "These incidents normally happen when the head of a pride becomes old or sometimes when the other male ...