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lion

[lahy-uhn] / ˈlaɪ ən /


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This repeating pattern of intense feeding, extended rest, and rising activity closely matched the feast and fast rhythm documented among wild lion populations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

A 1990 Denver Business Journal profile noted she had killed a rhinoceros, a lion and a leopard in the preceding year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Wildlife Trusts, external said the lion's mane jellyfish gets its name from its long tentacles, and have "all the beauty and bite of a lion".

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The mountain lion managed to cross two busy freeways and lived in the park for nearly a decade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

There was nothing they could do except pray that they would meet this lion again.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

In the end, the jellyfish didn’t pose any issues, though she said she did have some “very magical” encounters with dolphins and sea lions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

"The streets and squares of Tirana have never seen lions like these students," he said during an evening meeting on Wednesday, Albania's state-run news agency Ata reported.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

"These hearing tests give us that baseline and allow us to start asking how noises from ships, boats, aircraft and coastal construction might affect seals and sea lions."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“These kittens might be — once they grow up and leave mom at roughly around 1½ — one of the first lions to actually use the wildlife crossing,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Barely 200 yards away were the two lions.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola


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