July 1 marks 25 years since the old lion habitat at the MGM Grand opened in 1999. Lions split their time between the Las Vegas casino and a habitat in Henderson.

Plans by MGM Grand to close its lion habitat at the Strip hotel received praise Thursday by a high-profile animal rights group that also blasted the lions' owner for wanting to put them on exhibit ...

HENDERSON, Nev. (KCTV) - On your next trip to Las Vegas, make sure to step away from the lights and sounds of the strip and get up close and personal with some amazing animals. The Lion Habitat ...

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Dozens of southern Nevada lions now have a new day job, roughly a year after their gig entertaining tourists in the MGM Grand casino on the Las Vegas Strip was phased out.

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His eyes grew wide (a typical response when visitors learn that people actually call Las Vegas home), and he asked me what it’s like to live in Sin City. Living in the MGM lion (aka life as a ...

I enjoyed the article by Terry Gardner [“MGM’s Rock Stars Roar,” June 29]. Being extremely close to the king of the beasts with only glass separating you and 400 pounds of lean cat muscle is ...

Dozens of southern Nevada lions now have a new day job, roughly a year after their gig entertaining tourists in the MGM Grand casino on the Las Vegas Strip was Lion habitat features big cats that ...