Barbary lions were a population of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo. They once inhabited the mountains and deserts of northern Africa, from Morocco to Egypt.

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 ...

Thought to be extinct in the wild, this lion’s story isn’t over yet. We explore its history, the efforts to bring it back, and whether any true Barbary lions might still exist today. More for You ...

People were intrigued, and so was I, so I dug into the back-story of how the lion ended up there. The photo, taken in 2005, depicts a then-2-year-old baby Barbary lion named Samson. Barbary lions ...