This video shows what happens to a lion trainer when no contingency plans are in place...be sure to look up the Lion Whisperer Plime post...for the marketing side of the lion story with nice photos and video showing risky behavior. picked by diana 2 years ago

Male Tiger vs Male Lion picked by sbalaciu 2 years ago

News of politicians' extramarital affairs seems to be in no short supply lately, but if humans were cut from exactly the same cloth as other mammals, a faithful spouse would be an unusual phenomenon. Only 3 percent to 5 percent of the roughly 5,000 species of mammals (including humans) are known to form lifelong, monogamous bonds, with the loyal superstars including beavers, wolves and some bats. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Humans may soon be able to develop long-term relationships with virtual humans that are capable of reading and adapting to our emotions, say French researchers. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

He roars his way back into Plime on a regular basis. Since the last appearance, this YouTube video update was made. Coming up for one more showing.... Christian the Lion, courtesy of Sony Films. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

Awesome flash animations for Worth1000.com's Battle of the Animators. Seven episodes in all! picked by capriccio 3 years ago

"Our Earth--healthy strong and full of life. But wait, what's that you've got there? Looks like you've got a case of The Humans!" picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

Trumpet playing too passé says trainer picked by mrnelson 3 years ago

Lion Hunting goes bad picked by sbalaciu 3 years ago

Ants can accomplish a task more rationally than our – multimodal, egg-headed, tool-using, bipedal, opposing-thumbed – selves. This is not the case of humans being "stupider" than ants. Humans and animals simply often make irrational choices when faced with very challenging decisions. picked by kakana 4 months ago

The RSPCA has launched a nationwide hunt for a youth shown beating a kangaroo unconscious, and possibly killing it, in an online video. The video, which shows the youth using kickboxing-style attacks on the kangaroo as his friend laughs while filming. Video included. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

And when that woman also happens to be a lioness, the male who scorned her should really keep out of the way.

Unfortunately for him, this male lion got a little to close to his angry mate - and suffered the consequences. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A male sea lion from California called Mike has died of exhaustion after over-exerting himself during the mating season in an animal park in Nuremberg, Germany. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Acting as super-predators, humans are forcing changes to body size and reproductive abilities in some species 300 percent faster than would occur naturally, a new study finds picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

After 500 years, one of Leonardo Da Vinci's creations has been brought back to it's own automaton version of life. The mechanical lion is powered by wound springs like a clock. Designed for the King of France, once wound it walks forward and then carries out a series of complex movements. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Why did humans evolve to walk upright? Perhaps because it's just plain easier. Make that "energetically less costly," in science-speak, and you have the conclusion of researchers who are proposing a likely reason for our modern gait. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Protests from women soldiers prompted Swedish military leaders to amputate the penis of a heraldic lion on the Nordic Battlegroup's coat of arms. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The unwise animal lover came up to the lion and put his hand into the cage. The animal did not understand that the man did not present any threat and instantly bit off his hand. picked by kakana 5 months ago

A new study has concluded that one key part of the immune system, the ability of vitamin D to regulate anti-bactericidal proteins, is so important that is has been conserved through almost 60 million years of evolution and is shared only by primates, including humans – but no other known animal species. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

A lion that escaped from its cage in a China zoo went for a swim in a local river. picked by bornbad 6 months ago