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• n  large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
• n  a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)
• n  (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
• n  the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22

• In 1969, two flamboyantly dressed, long-haired hippies named Anthony Bourke and John Rendall purchased a lion cub from London's upscale department store Harrods which, at the .
• Two men adopted a lion cub, raised him in London, set him free in Africa, and were reunited with him a year later.
• Many centuries ago, runs a Chinese legend, a lion wandering through a forest spied a monkey and fell in love with her.

• king of beasts
• Panthera leo
• social lion
• Leo
• Lion
• Leo the Lion

News & Articles

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• Lion cubs go on display at zoo
  The lion cubs, a male and a female, were born March 7 to parents Asha and Chester. They will be on display daily.
  June 14, 2013 - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
• Lion Cubs To Debut At Seneca Park Zoo
  The new lion cubs at the Seneca Park Zoo are making their debut Friday.
  June 14, 2013 - WROC Rochester
• Lion "Sam Jack" of Cameron Park Zoo dies
  Sam Jack, a 15-year-old African lion at the Cameron Park Zoo was euthanized on Friday.
  June 14, 2013 - KXXV Waco

Quotes

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• Michael Bloomberg in USA Today
  It's the first of March, which, as you know, is the month that we say comes in like a lion and out like a lamb,New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday. "It's pretty clear that the lions are getting ready to roar."
• John McCain in Toronto Star
  I have described Ted Kennedy as the last lion in the Senate,said Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican who will be his party's nominee for president, when he heard the news about Kennedy.
• Mantovani in Washington Post
  He's reacting well to a fifth cycle of radiotherapy. He's fighting like a lion and he has never lost his heart, also because a family he adores is by his side,Mantovani said.