A 19-year-old man was mauled to death after climbing into a lion enclosure Sunday morning in Brazil. Viral video captured the incident, showing the victim scaling a roughly 26-foot-tall fence to enter ...

A Brazilian teenager was mauled by a lioness in full view of zoo visitors on Sunday, after scaling a six-meter wall and safety fencing and shimmying down a tree into the enclosure, authorities said.

A man was killed by a lion after climbing a wall and entering its enclosure at a zoo in Brazil on Sunday, an incident that was captured in a video that has circulated on social media. The incident ...

A 19-year-old man has died after entering a lion’s den at a zoo in Brazil. In a statement on Instagram, the Arruda Câmara Zoobotanical Park said it “deeply regretted” that a visitor scaled the gates ...

A troubled teenager who dreamed of becoming a lion tamer was mauled to death in front of horrified zoo-goers after climbing a 20-foot fence to get into the big cats’ enclosure. Gerson de Melo Machado, ...

Larry Ellison, the world's fourth-richest person, has purchased the Lion Country Safari in Palm Beach County for $30 million. Ellison is the cofounder of Oracle Corporation and has a history of ...

Oftentimes referred to as the “king of the jungle,” lions are highly social and intelligent creatures. These big cats are also critical to maintaining the health of their ecosystem. Portrait of a ...

The bronze winged lion standing atop a violet granite column in St Mark’s square in Venice, Italy, is an enduring Venetian icon that features prominently on its flag. Also enduring is the mystery of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When people think of lions, the image that comes to mind is ...

Among the great artistic objects found by chance, one must include the Ashokan Lion Capital at the Archaeological Museum of Sarnath in northern India. Several miles away, on the Ganges, lies the Hindu ...

DALLAS — Black History Month honors the achievements and struggles of African Americans throughout U.S. history, and it's a great time to visit the African American Museum of Dallas for a special ...

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