Long before modern lions, tigers and other big cats spread across much of the world, another powerful cat hunted large animals across open landscapes. Its name was Homotherium, commonly called the scimitar-toothed cat. The Meaning of Scimitar-Toothed: Homotherium is...
What Do Lions Symbolize? For thousands of years, lions have appeared in art, religion, mythology, architecture and royal symbols. Images of lions have guarded temples and tombs, represented kings and gods, appeared on coats of arms and become symbols of cities and...
The IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group has published six new assessments for wild cat species and subspecies as part of the July 2026 IUCN Red List update. This includes the first-ever IUCN Green Status of Species assessments for several cats. Red List Updates (Extinction...