Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. What does it take to become cinema’s most iconic lion? For ...

Computer animation is the way of the future… and has been for quite some time. To the point where it’s also the way of the past. But not enough of the past, at least as far as some enterprising CGI ...

Jackie, the second MGM "Leo the Lion," was recorded in 1928. Wikimedia Commons Leo the Lion has been the most regular star of MGM Pictures since it was founded on this day in 1924, and his roar is ...

It’s one of the most recognizable sounds in the world: A blasting roar that could rattle a jungle. For film lovers, it means one thing: a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie is about to roll. For decades, MGM ...

Two film technicians with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer get ready to record the roar of Jackie, the second ‘Leo the Lion,’ in 1928. His trademark roar appeared at the start of all MGM movies until 1956. Parrish ...