From Paradise Parrot to Japanese Sea Lion, here are some animal species that went extinct, primarily due to human-driven ...

Japan’s oldest lion, Oto, died on Monday at the age of 25, which is equivalent to a century in human years. Born in 1999 in Hokkaido’s Asahiyama Zoo, Oto had lived in the Toyohashi Zoo and ...

Oto, Japan’s oldest lion, died Monday of natural causes at the Toyohashi Zoo & Botanical Park in Aichi Prefecture, according to the zoo. She was 25½ years old — equivalent to about 100 human ...

At the front of the room, Portland Shishimai Kai showcased a traditional Japanese lion dance known as Edo Kotobuki Jishi. Portrayed by a dancer with a gold lion head and a mane of long white hair ...