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Oh boy!! He's huge. He's gorgeous! And knows it!!!

Lion, Tulsa zoo

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BARBARY LION (Panthera leo leo)

The Barbary or Atlas lion is the largest subspecies of lion. A male can be over 3 meters in length and weigh more that 250kgs.

The lioness gives birth to between 1 and 6 cubs after a gestation period of 110 days.

It was these lions that the Roman Emperors used as opponents for the gladiators or to feed the Christians to! In the wild Barbary lions preyed on Barbary deer and wild boar.

These lions are extinct in the wild. They used to roam the Atlas mountain range of Tunisia, Algeria and morocco. The last wild lion was shot in 1922. Some lions were kept in the King of Morocco's private zoo and these lions are descended from these.

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Lions Gate Bridge

Lion cub @ everland.korea

Another lion pic, I've made at Tierpark Hellabrunn in Munich.

Even big cats can be playful :))

Lion at the yorkshire wildlife park, doncaster

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因為太熱了

所以主人把我的毛剃光光....

White Lion

Antwerp Zoo, Belgium

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Yes, the locals call a young/subadult female a Pathdi in Gujarati (Kathiyawadi) language.

Asiatic Lion (Sub-adult female)

Gir National Park, India

Lioness

Captivated by the stare - lovely majestic animal

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Male lion

Lion head

Recharging his batteries in the Maasai Mara, Kenya.

Lion

Lion

Lions under the Milky Way photographed with BeetleCam

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Serengeti National Park Tanzania

One of the famous black maned lions of the Kgalagadi. He woke us up one morning with impressively loud roars just outside camp.

1952 PBO; Sintown U.S.A. Anthology edited by Noah Sarlat. unknown Artist.

Fourteen year-old white lion Casper stands in late afternoon winter sun at Isle of Wight Zoo, UK.

Close up and personal!

Lion

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A mobile phone shot. CW is transformed into a lion by having her face painted at the circus. Apologies to the Eagles for taking liberties with the title.

Taken at Colchester Zoo