One Of MGM’s Roaring Lions Lived A Life Even Stranger Than The Movies
One of the lions that played MGM's roaring mascot in the movies used up more than a few of its nine lives while traveling for the movie studio.
To Protect Themselves From Lions, Cattle In Botswana Have Eyes On Their Backsides
"Ambush predators" like lions go after livestock while those animals aren't looking. So scientists at the University of New South Wales tested a theory in Botswana: what if we painted eyes on the back ends of cattle so the lions thought they were watching?