Nearly 80 percent of lion bones exported from South Africa to Laos from 2014 to 2019 went to three companies: Somaok Phaimany, Ainthaphone, and Sinthavy Imports.

13,000 years ago, North Americans used cheetah, lion bones to sew furs against the blistering cold. ... The team analyzed 32 bone needle fragments collected at the La Prele Mammoth site.

South Africa to Export 1,500 Lion Skeletons Per Year—Legally. South Africa has nearly doubled the amount of lion bones that can leave the country, in a move many say could encourage illegal trade.

Trade in Wild African Lion Bones Banned . JOHANNESBURG, South Africa— Countries from around the world today banned all commercial trade in wild African lion bones and parts in response to growing ...

The team also analyzed cave lion claw bones they discovered in the Einhornhöhle Cave in Germany in 2019 that are at least 190,000 years old, based on the layer of sediment in which they were found.

Researchers found cut marks on toe bones from three cave lions dating to between 55,000 and 45,000 years ago that suggest the animals were skinned and their claws preserved.

The bones are believed to be from an old, medium-sized cave lion. There are cut marks across bones including two ribs, some vertebrae, and the left femur, which lead scientists to believe that ...

A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away. A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the Roman Empire.

Freya, a lion cub rescued from the wildfire trade in Lebanon, takes her first steps out of her transport crate at the Drakenstein Lion Park sanctuary in Paarl, South Africa, on Thursday.