Lions

Why is the Islamic Republic banning the Lion and Sun emblem amid anti-regime protests? - analysis

Nearly 47 years after Iran's Islamic Revolution, authorities are cracking down on jewelry bearing the Lion and Sun, a symbol of growing opposition.

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 25: Protesters from the Iranian diaspora hold signs and wear Iranian flags as they gather at Puerta del Sol supporting Reza Pahlavi, former Crown Prince of Iran on April 25, 2026 in Madrid, Spain.
A recently born lion cub plays in the cage at a zoo, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on September 8, 2019.

Palestinian man sentenced to 30 months for trying to sell lion cub

 A lion roars inside its enclosure at a zoo in Peshawar, Pakistan December 13, 2021.

Teenager with dreams of becoming lion tamer mauled to death by big cats after entering enclosure

 A pet lion escaped in Lahore and attacked a woman and two children.

Authorities make arrest after unlicensed pet lion attacks woman and two children


WATCH: Iraqi protesters defend themselves from cops, with lions

As massive protests rock Baghdad, one protester brought a young lion for protection.

A lion sits in a small and delapitated cage at the Rafah Zoo in the Gaza Strip

'Four Paws' calls on Gaza zoo to stop declawing lions

In January, a young lioness named Falestine had her claws brutally removed with garden shears at Rafah Zoo in the Gaza Strip.

A lion sits in a small and delapitated cage at the Rafah Zoo in the Gaza Strip

Colorado runner chokes lion to death with bare hands

The runner, a man in his 30s, was out for a run in Larimer County on West Ridge Trial when he was attacked from the behind by an 80-pound lion and bitten on his face and wrist.

A MALE African lion stalks his prey through the bush in South Africa’s Addo Elephant National Park

WATCH: Lions get their morning caffeine fix at Israeli safari

Because sometimes even lions need a wake up call.

Lions at the Ramat Gan Safari

Iraqi, Syrian Lions Find New Home In South Africa

Lions rescued from Mideast conflict zones transferred to animal sanctuary

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Gazan zookeeper takes to social media to sell lion cubs

Muhammad Ahmad Jumaa wrote in a Facebook post that he was selling the cubs for $5,000 each, and that the profits would go towards taking care of the pride of lions in the zoo.

A lion cub from a zoo in Gaza in its new home in Amman, July 2015