Once the pride of North Africa, the Barbary lion was thought to be extinct in the wild – but could it still survive today? In ...

Newly born Barbary lion cubs sit near their mother Khalila on Monday inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. The subspecies is extinct in the wild.

Three Barbary lion cubs have been born in a Czech zoo, a vital contribution to a small surviving population of the rare lion subspecies that is extinct in the wild. Skip to main content.

DVUR KRALOVE, Czech Republic — Two Barbary lion cubs have been born in a Czech zoo, a welcome addition to a small surviving population of a rare lion subspecies that has been extinct in the wild ...

Two male Barbary lions cubs Terry, second right, and Basty, second left, are pictured for the first time in their free run with their parents Lilly, left, and Simon, right, at the zoo in Olomouc ...

It's basically Tinder for Barbary Lions and other endangered animals," he laughs. Lara Clarke, the senior lion keeper at the zoo, says: "Things don't look great for the Barbary Lion.

The lion had been handled by humans since it was weeks old, and was one of two Barbary lions at the facility. Several years ago, when it was a cub, Cous Cous also made an appearance on the talk ...

The wildlife conservation park, which covers a vast 600 acres, is home to hundreds of rare and endangered species - from Barbary lions, Amur tigers and Clouded leopards to Western Lowland gorillas ...

Barbary lion cubs play in their enclosure at the zoo in Dvur Kralove, Czech Republic, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. Three Barbary lion cubs have been born in a Czech zoo, a welcome addition to a small ...