Cave lions came out first, splitting from their African kin about 500,000 years ago, according to the paper. These lions then evolved slightly different characteristics.

This cave drawing of what looks like a lion was made around A.D. 1500. Researchers think it may have been made by an African who was taken as a slave to the Americas. (Image credit: A. Acosta-Colón) ...

Cave lions, larger than today's African lions, once dominated Ice Age Europe's mammoth steppes. These formidable predators, ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

Ancient humans hunted and butchered a cave lion around 48,000 years ago, a study of the prehistoric big cat skeleton has found. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, describes ...

From about 2.5 million to 11,700 years ago, big cats like the cave lion roamed all corners of the globe. Much like early humans, early lions migrated out of Africa to neighboring Asia and Europe ...

Venture underground to discover the Bothongo WonderCave – a hidden gem in Gauteng that combines natural beauty, and ...

In mid-October 2024, a collage of two images spread on social media allegedly showing a "perfectly preserved cave lion cub from the Ice Age" that was "about 26,000 years old.". One Facebook post ...

A "lion man" statue found in Germany has been dated to around 40,000 years ago. ... Ochre discovery in South African cave reveals advanced toolmaking during the Middle Stone Age. Jun 30, 2025.

Cave art of a lion with a luscious mane drawn deep in a Puerto Rican cave about 500 years ago might have been created by an enslaved African, new research suggests. "We have an image that looks ...