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  2. Lion - Wikipedia

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    P. l. leo. P. l. melanochaita. † P. l. sinhaleyus. Historical lion distribution. The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the tip of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are ...

  3. Cultural depictions of lions - Wikipedia

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    Lions are depicted on vases dating to about 2600 before present that were excavated near Lake Urmia. [5] In Iranian mythology, the lion is a symbol of courage and monarchy. It is portrayed standing beside the kings in artifacts and sitting on the graves of knights.

  4. Elsa the lioness - Wikipedia

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    Elsa the lioness. Elsa the lioness (c. 28 January 1956 – 24 January 1961) was a female lion raised along with her sisters "Big One" and "Lustica" by game warden George Adamson and his wife Joy Adamson after they were orphaned at only a few days old. Though her two sisters eventually went to the Netherlands' Rotterdam Zoo, Elsa was trained by ...

  5. Joy Adamson - Wikipedia

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    Friederike Victoria " Joy " Adamson (née Gessner; 20 January 1910 – 3 January 1980) was a naturalist, artist and author. Her book, Born Free, describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa. Born Free was printed in several languages and made into an Academy Award -winning movie of the same name. In 1977, she was awarded the Austrian ...

  6. American lion - Wikipedia

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    The American lion (Panthera atrox (/ ˈ p æ n θ ər ə ˈ æ t r ɒ k s /), with the species name meaning "savage" or "cruel", also called the North American lion) is an extinct pantherine cat native to North America during the Late Pleistocene from around 130,000 to 12,800 years ago.

  7. Category:Lions in art - Wikipedia

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    Lion depictions in art. Lion Devouring a Rabbit. The Lion Hunt (Delacroix) Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal. The Lion Hunt (Rubens) The Lion in Love (painting) Lion mask. Lions in the Desert.

  8. Asiatic lion - Wikipedia

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    The lion plays a prominent role in The Fables of Pilpay that were translated into Persian, Greek and Hebrew languages between the 8th and 12th centuries. [99] The lion is the symbol of Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara in Jainism. [100] [101] The lion is the third animal of the Burmese zodiac and the sixth animal of the Sinhalese zodiac ...

  9. Category:Mythological lions - Wikipedia

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    L. Lampago. Leo (astrology) Lion and Sun. Lion of Al-lāt. Lion of Babylon. Lion of Cithaeron. Lion of Judah. Lion of Saint Mark.

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