Lions in Statues
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A lion is perhaps not what springs to mind when seeing this, but the information sign next to this little waterfall, at the Shinto shrine Kanda-myōjin in Tokyo, will tell you that it is. And it is not as strange as is sounds. This is a komainu, a lion-dog, a common guardian at shrines and temples in Japan - but they are sometimes (such as here) also referred to as stone lions.
This is actually just one in a set of three, the cubs parents are at the top of the rock (or mountain, as it is actually written in Japanese, even though it is not translated as such), looking down on their offspring. The parents are quite old, believed to have been carved in the 18th century, but the cub disappeared and the original rock (mountain) destroyed in the devastating earthquake of 1923. The cub and the rock was reconstructed and reunited with the original lions in 1989, in celebration of the new emperor.
Part of a large Pride waiting for a crocodile to clear the water-hole before going down to drink. Serengeti, Tanzania.
They had a show on by the time we got to the Sea Lion pool and it was very crowded. Luckily I had my telephoto lens, so I did manage to get this shot.
Avec une crinière moins fournie, un pelage plus épais et une touffe de poil caudale plus grande, le lion d’Asie est moins connu que son cousin africain. Vivant en milieu forestier le territoire d’un mâle recouvre partiellement celui de plusieurs petits groupes de femelles… On est bien loin du harem des lions d’Afrique. Autrefois, le lion d'Asie régnait sur tout le sous-continent indien. Aujourd'hui, il ne subsiste plus (300 à 400 individus) que dans le parc national de Gir, en Inde. L'espèce est en grand danger d'extinction.
Parc des Félins, 21 juillet 2021
An adult Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) rests in the woods on the edge of a rocky ledge at the entrance of Glendale Cove off Knight Inlet on the west coast of Canada.
We were on a wildlife tour, primarily for Grizzly Bear, with Tide Rip Grizzly Tours out of Telegraph Cove on the northeast tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
It is a boat tour which holds about 10 people and you are out for most of the day. If I remember, it is about 90 minutes travel to Glendale Cove but you never know what you may encounter. In this case, it was their first Mountain Lion observation and we had about 5 minutes as it patiently observed us and the surrounding area before disappearing into the woods.
It is something I will never forget, thankfully with some photos to remind me of that once in a lifetime observation.
4 June, 2013.
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Lions are the only cats that live in groups. Lions are the second largest cat on Earth (after Siberian Tiger).
It was a pleasant 4-eye meeting (early morning, Engelhard Dam Road). He gave me few seconds to take some photos and then suddenly started roaring. At first I was a little bit in panic, but after few seconds I unerstood that this was not for me, he was calling his friends.
Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,623 km2 in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km from north to south and 65 km from east to west.
South Africa, Kruger National Park
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Kruger National Park
This is the last snap I took before shutting the window. The Lion was just plodding along past us, showing no interest in our presence.
..a nice find in Johnny Wood Borrowdale.. it's always worth glancing over your shoulder as you never know what you'll miss if you don't!
Lion Of Saint Mark / St Mark's Basilica / San Marco / Venice / Veneto / Italy
Album of Italy: www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72157626300...
The Lion Gate was the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece. It was erected during the 13th century BC, around 1250 BC in the northwest side of the acropolis and is named after the relief sculpture of two lionesses or lions in a heraldic pose that stands above the entrance.
The Lion Gate is the sole surviving monumental piece of Mycenaean sculpture, as well as the largest sculpture in the prehistoric Aegean. It is the only monument of Bronze Age Greece to bear an iconographic motif that survived without being buried underground, and the only relief image which was described in the literature of classical antiquity, such that it was well known prior to modern archaeology. (Wikipedia)
The lion is another one of the amazing sand sculptures which add additional interest to the park at the palace of Ludwigsburg right now. In reality he sits in front of a restaurant which doesn't make a pretty background. When I saw him I immediately imagined him on a rock high above the plains of the Serengeti with only the sky above him and this is the reason why I chose this background for him.
Representing the three lions in the menagerie of Henry lll at The Tower of London in the 13th century and included on his crest. Still visible to this day on the England football shirt.
There was a zoo here until the 19th century when animal welfare concerns saw the remaining animals transferred to more suitable accommodation in the new London Zoo at Regents Park.
Kruger National Park.
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performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume to bring good luck and fortune.
Chinese New Year celebrations in Liverpool’s China Town
Potsdam, Germany – 2015, September 05
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