The lion has the loudest roar of all the big cats. It’s so loud it can reach 114 decibels (at a distance of around one metre) and can be heard from as far away as five miles. This volume is all ...

Sir Edwin Landseer had hoped to sculpt the Trafalgar Square lions as prowling but was asked to represent them lying down because it was cheaper. Haile Selassie was guarded at all times by lions.

Stellers are the largest of all sea lions and they have an appetite to match. These giant pinnipeds hunt fish, squid, octopus and, rarely, smaller seals. They are found off northern Pacific coasts ...