Barbary lions were widely revered for their impressive size and dark-haired manes. They were kept by royal families in northern Africa, but the Romans also loved them just as much.

Widely regarded as a symbol of royalty, the Barbary lion stood out from all other lions. Once found throughout the mountainous deserts of Northern Africa, this big cat tragically went extinct from ...

Authorities in Monterey are looking for a man caught on video, who appears to whip yellow caution tape around the sea lions ...

This is the oldest skull of a Barbary lion found in the UK. The lion was part of the royal zoo in the Tower of London 700 years ago. Workmen digging in the old moat around the Tower of London in 1937 ...

These extortionists of the high seas represented the Islamic nations of Tripoli, Tunis, Morocco, and Algiers â collectively referred to as the Barbary Coast and presented a dangerous and ...

With their increasing numbers, sea lions are running out of space at their longtime home in the uninhabited Channel Islands, ...

Some longtime locals want the sea lions out, claiming that California’s coast belongs to its people. Activists want increased protection for the sea lions, many of which have died due to human ...

“This one is probably 350 years old,” says a gardener showing me an olive tree that was already old when this Moroccan shore was fabled as the Barbary Coast. On the resort itself is a mini ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. – In the end, they needed 11 yards to seal it. And on a day when the Detroit Lions got back to the program Dan Campbell always wanted to be, his offensive coordinator called up a ...

An investigation is under way after a trainee at Belfast Zoo was locked in with lions at the enclosure earlier this month. Belfast City Council said it takes "the safety of all our staff, visitors ...

The original Barbary Coast bar is inspired by the San Francisco district of the same name back in the mid-1800s, where miners flocked in during the gold rush. This gave rise to two bars that ...

The Detroit Lions got back on track Sunday with a 20-13 road win over the Arizona Cardinals to move to 2-1. They will have a full week off before a test on Monday Night Football against one of the ...