These so-called Barbary lions living in captivity are mostly just hybrids with lions from sub-Saharan Africa. A few big cats may be of Barbary descent, but more tests are needed to prove their ...

Despite what some may say, no pure Barbary lion is living today. However, some look-alikes exist in captivity. In Morocco, the Rabat Zoo has historically held Barbary lions in its collection.

The Barbary lion which once roamed in North Africa freely ... though some of them survived under captivity, mostly in wildlife parks and zoos. They were of importance in ancient times, kept ...

This is the oldest skull of a Barbary lion found in the UK. The lion was part of the royal zoo in the Tower of London 700 years ago. Workmen digging in the old moat around the Tower of London in 1937 ...