Some questioned the long-accepted title of the lion. “The king of the jungle fled for his life,” one user pointed out, while another joked, “Looks like the king of the jungle is taking a much-needed ...

A baby elephant, left behind by its mother, was forced to fend for itself when a group of lions took an interest in the vulnerable calf. The recent encounter occurred around 6:30 a.m. just north of ...

An elephant and a lion engaged in a comical standoff recently at a well in South Africa before the plucky pachyderm provided the punch line. (Watch the video below.) In a video posted by the wildlife ...

African elephants are massive creatures, growing anywhere from 7 to 12 feet tall and weighing from 6,000 to 12,000 pounds. Even the fiercest lion would think twice before taking on an animal that size ...

A mother elephant ran across the road in a hurry without realizing that she left her baby behind. Lions spotted the lost calf and saw an opportunity. Fifty-five-year-old Brent Schnupp, a paramedic ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The lion population has increased in a major wildlife park in Mozambique partly because heavy poaching of elephants has provided the carnivores with a bounty of carcasses to eat as ...

A mother elephant led its twins to a watering hole in Chobe National Park in Botswana unaware about the danger lurking nearby. A tour guide in the park located in Botswana captured video of the very ...

A Thai zoo has temporarily closed its predator zone after lions mauled a zookeeper to death, wildlife officials said Friday, ...