When it comes to the kings of the jungle, the tiger and lion stand out as the most iconic big cats in the animal kingdom.

A Sumatran tiger cub in a trap set by poachers for small game. The cub had to have a paw amputated, and will spend the rest of its life in a zoo. A hybrid tiger-lion offspring is goaded during a ...

China's ban on the sale of tiger products has led to unscrupulous traders substituting them with lion parts, the UK-based Environment Investigation Agency (EIA) said. South Africa is the largest ...