Barbary lions were a population of the lion subspecies ... After the Romans, the Arab empire forced the animals into a smaller habitat range. In the 19th century, the arrival of European hunters ...

Due to overhunting, habitat destruction, and a fatal respiratory ailment, Barbary lions ceased to exist in the wild. However, the possibility of restoring the Barbary lion has been discussed over ...

Barbary lions originally roamed northern Africa, from Morocco to Egypt. But they were declared extinct in the wild in 1922, after centuries of over-exploitation and habitat destruction by humans. Some ...

The first known coat of arms featured lions in a rampant pose or rearing up. It was given to Geoffrey of Anjou, father of King Henry II of England when he was knighted in 1128. Barbary Lions were ...