Disney’s got a certified summer blockbuster with the remake of “The Lion King”: It’s made almost half a billion dollars at the box office in only a couple weeks. And one real-life lion cub had a hand ...

Oftentimes our furry friends can remind us of some of our favorite animal characters from books, TV shows and movies. A baby lion cub at the Cougar Mountain Zoo in Washington is a great example. This ...

Baby animals trying on their "grown-up" traits will never not be a hit. Whether it's wobbly first steps, clumsy first feeding attempts, or early squeaky sounds, there's something irresistible about ...

The Dallas Zoo sent Disney footage of their month-old lion cub "for motion and behavior references when designing Simba" Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...