Paul Weller has revealed a hair-raising story from his teenage years, recalling the time he was attacked by a lion while en route to a gig in Surrey in the 1970s. The British musician, 67, explained that he was travelling to a show with his father’s friend Ronnie, who, unusually, kept a lion as a pet and would regularly bring it along for the ride.

Weller was discussing his upcoming covers album Find El Dorado when conversation drifted back to the early days of his first band when his dad’s friend Ronnie would drive the group to gigs in his Transit van. Ronnie, it seems, was a bit of a character, who happened to own... a lion.

The Ulysses Police Department is letting the public know that they are aware of a mountain lion having been spotted within city limits.

The mountain lion, which was collared, lunged towards the child and bit him while he walked the popular Olympic National Park trail with his family, according to the National Park Service

A 32-year-old man is going to prison after pleading guilty to beating a sick sea lion on a California beach, officials said. In March, a woman who was walking her dog called 911 after seeing a sea lion stuck on the rocks of Ventura Promenade, McClatchy News reported.

A young California sea lion that was found wandering in a San Rafael roadway was rescued Saturday with help from police and fire departments. The San Rafael Police Department began getting calls on Saturday morning about the juvenile sea lion that was on Point San Pedro Road near Bayside Park.