You probably have a good idea what a lion sounds like. Cue mighty roar. But scientists have just discovered that lions have a second, previously unnoticed type of roar, challenging long-held beliefs ...

African lions have thunderous roars. The explosive sound rattles your eardrums when it booms in a nature documentary. But it turns out that the powerful roar we attribute to the big cats isn’t the ...

The roar of an African lion is one of the most iconic sounds of the animal kingdom. However, my new research suggests it should actually be separated into two distinct vocalisations: the full-throated ...

Roaring over long distances is a key behavior of lions. They communicate within prides as well as with other animals using distinct sequences of moans and grunts. Scientists from the GAIA Initiative ...

Did you know that lions have different roars for different reasons? Zoo Miami shared a video of one of their male lions roaring on Monday, August 19th, but it's probably not the roar you're used to ...

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DETROW: Or some version of that sound. This particular roar comes courtesy of a lion named Jeronimo (ph). Well, what if I told you that this sound... (SOUNDBITE OF LION ROARING) DETROW: ...Was also a ...

Lions roar as a way of communicating within the pride and to other rogue lions. ©SteffenTravel/Shutterstock.com Lions who wander the expanse of the savannah need to ...

What are Africa’s big cats saying? Discover the meaning behind their roars, saws and chirps. Lions roar, leopards saw, and cheetahs chirp, but what are they really saying? "Big Cats Unleashed" decodes ...