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  2. Burney Relief - Wikipedia

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    Detail showing lions on bottom of the relief Detail of owl on bottom right of relief. The two lions have a male mane, patterned with dense, short lines; the manes continue beneath the body. [nb 9] Distinctly patterned tufts of hair grow from the lion's ears and on their shoulders, emanating from a central disk-shaped whorl. They lie prone ...

  3. Shisa - Wikipedia

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    Shisa (Japanese: シーサー, Hepburn: shīsā, Okinawan: シーサー, romanized: shiisaa) is a traditional Ryukyuan cultural artifact and decoration derived from Chinese guardian lions, often seen in similar pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils.

  4. Lion - Wikipedia

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    In 2015, an adult male lion and a female lion were sighted in Ghana's Mole National Park. These were the first sightings of lions in the country in 39 years. [205] In the same year, a population of up to 200 lions that was previously thought to have been extirpated was filmed in the Alatash National Park, Ethiopia, close to the Sudanese border.

  5. Chinese guardian lions - Wikipedia

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    The lions are always presented in pairs, a manifestation of yin and yang, the female representing yin and the male yang. The male lion has his right front paw on a type of cloth ball simply called an "embroidered ball" (繡球; xiù qiú), which is sometimes carved with a geometric pattern. The female is essentially identical, but has a cub ...

  6. Maneless lion - Wikipedia

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    Maneless male lion from Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, East Africa. The term "maneless lion" or "scanty mane lion" often refers to a male lion without a mane, or with a weak one. [1] [2] The purpose of the mane is thought to signal the fitness of males to females. Experts disagree as to whether or not the mane defends the male lion's throat ...

  7. Cultural depictions of lions - Wikipedia

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    Lion is also title of the fourth grade of mithraism. [6] The first symbol of the lion and Sun, which is related to the Achaemenid period. Lions have been extensively used in ancient Persia as sculptures and on the walls of palaces, in fire temples, tombs, on dishes and jewellery; especially during the Achaemenid Empire. The gates were adorned ...

  8. File:African Lion Mating pair Serengeti NP, Tanzania ...

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    The mating behavior of lions is a painful process for the female. The penis is barbed and its withdrawal hurts the female who may twist around and attack the dismounting male (Can be seen in the picture). The pain is necessary for feline mating as it is the shock to her system (we may call agitation) that induces ovulation and permits ...

  9. Tigon - Wikipedia

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    The tigon is a hybrid offspring of a male tiger (Panthera tigris) and a female lion, or lioness (Panthera leo). [1] They exhibit visible characteristics from both parents: they can have both spots from the mother (lions carry genes for spots – lion cubs are spotted and some adults retain faint markings) and stripes from the father.