The air is quiet but charged with energy, like the moments after a lightning bolt arcs across the sky during a thunderstorm. Then, the thunder returns – the drum rumbles. The lions have arrived, ...

There aren't any native lion or tiger populations living in Japan today, but this was not always the case. Fossil evidence indicates that at least one species of large cat roamed the archipelago ...

One of the lion's head discs discovered in the grave Dafna Gazit / Israel Antiquities Authority Archaeologists have discovered four bronze discs in a 1,900-year-old Roman grave in central Israel. The ...

Mummified cats, cobras and crocodiles and scarabs were also unearthed among the well-preserved mummies and other objects discovered recently. The Antiquities Ministry announced the find at the foot of ...

Eswatini in southern Africa is home to the world’s oldest ochre mine. A new study dates that mine to a full 48,000 years ago. Ochre is a clay-based pigment that was incredibly popular at that time, ...

Man's skeleton found at probable gladiator cemetery in York Remains appear to date to 3rd century AD Lions, tigers, bears, elephants, rhinos appeared in arenas April 23 (Reuters) - In Rome's Colosseum ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

NEW ORLEANS EAST (WVUE) -Dating back 1,000 to 2,000 years, the art of lion dancing is ancient. On a warm and humid February afternoon in New Orleans East, the performers bringing their hollowed and ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — As you walk into the Las Vegas Kung Fu Academy in the southwest valley, cultural pride can be found within its four walls. A group of colorful lions are in there training to ward ...

The floor of Bender’s Cave looked like a graveyard. Fossils spread across the submerged stream bed in every direction, packed tightly enough that paleontologist John Moretti could barely move without ...