lioness

In Farsi, this term honors women who are strong, who stand up for their rights and who are trailblazers—courageous, brave and resilient, much like a lioness.

A lioness rescued from war-torn Ukraine has taken her first steps outside at a sanctuary in Kent.

Yuna, a three-year-old lioness, has shell shock but it is hoped she can now heal at her new home at The Big Cat Sanctuary, in Smarden.

"I look upon Ambedkar as a father figure. So, I am my father's lioness," she says.

In a suburb on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, a family is processing the news that their pet was taken by a lioness during the night.