This lion was used by the Ancient Romans for their Colosseum games, and zoos have sought after these felines. Lions were even depicted in Ancient Egyptian artworks. As the Barbary lion’s ...

It existed in the mountains and deserts of North Africa’s Barbary Coast, from Morocco to Egypt. The Barbary lion was previously ... that battled gladiators in ancient Rome.

This is the oldest skull of a Barbary lion found in the UK. The lion was part of the royal ... Barbary lions originally roamed northern Africa, from Morocco to Egypt. But they were declared extinct in ...

deep within an ancient Egyptian catacomb, and buried beneath an Irish hilltop where the Bronze Age kings of Ulster once held court. These days the Barbary macaque’s range has dwindled to pockets ...