The Barbary lion cubs were born at the Dvůr Králové Safari Park in the Czech Republic in January Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

Four Barbary lion cubs recently made their public debut at a Czech zoo that's working to eventually reintroduce the breed to its native habitat decades after it went extinct in the wild. The three ...

Given their size, grace, and regal bearing, lions are one of the most revered big cats. But there are several facts about lions that are concerning to say the least. Most notably, global lion numbers ...

DVUR KRALOVE, Czech Republic — Four Barbary lion cubs were born recently in a Czech zoo, a vital contribution for a small surviving population of the rare lion that is extinct in the wild. The three ...