The field guide

Author: Murad

Murad Ali Khan is a researcher and writer who edits Zooologist's animal guides. He is also the editor of KidzFeed, a free learning site for children aged 8 to 13, and writes evidence-led science explainers for SciQuest. His approach is the same on every site. The answer comes first, in plain English. Every key fact links to the museum, university, zoo, government agency or journal it comes from. On Zooologist that means checking speeds, sizes, lifespans and population figures against primary studies and the IUCN Red List. It also means saying plainly when a popular animal "fact" has no measurement behind it, and comparing big numbers with things readers can picture. He leads a small team of writers and editors that includes teachers, students and IT graduates. AI tools help with research and drafting, but every key figure is checked against the sources listed on the page before it is published.

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Behaviour

Will a lion eat another lion?

Lions kill other lions fairly often, mostly cubs after new males take over a pride, but they rarely eat them.…

Lion9 min read