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  2. Lion - Wikipedia

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    The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the tip of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a

  3. Asiatic lion - Wikipedia

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    The lion plays a prominent role in The Fables of Pilpay that were translated into Persian, Greek and Hebrew languages between the 8th and 12th centuries. [100] The lion is the symbol of Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara in Jainism. [101] [102] The lion is the third animal of the Burmese zodiac and the sixth animal of the Sinhalese zodiac ...

  4. List of national animals - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more animals as their national animals. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status.

  5. List of organisms by chromosome count - Wikipedia

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    The list of organisms by chromosome count describes ploidy or numbers of chromosomes in the cells of various plants, animals, protists, and other living organisms.This number, along with the visual appearance of the chromosome, is known as the karyotype, [1] [2] [3] and can be found by looking at the chromosomes through a microscope.

  6. American lion - Wikipedia

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    The American lion (Panthera atrox (/ ˈ p æ n θ ər ə ˈ æ t r ɒ k s /), with the species name meaning "savage" or "cruel", also called the North American lion) is an extinct pantherine cat native to North America during the Late Pleistocene from around 130,000 to 12,800 years ago.

  7. Cultural depictions of lions - Wikipedia

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    The 1966 FIFA World Cup and the 2006 FIFA World Cup both used lions as their mascot. Turkish major football club Galatasaray SK has been symbolized by a lion since the 1930s. The Detroit Lions of the National Football League have featured a lion in their logo since 1934.

  8. Woman breaks world record with 5-inch long eyelashes - AOL

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    Photo: Guinness Book of World Records . The record book explains that Jianxia first noticed the extreme growth rate of her eyelashes when she embarked on an "eighteen month nature retreat in 2013."

  9. Eyelash - Wikipedia

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    Inherited eyelash problems are common in some breeds of dogs as well as horses. Eyelashes are an uncommon but not unknown feature in birds. Hornbills have prominent eyelashes (vestigial feathers with no barbs), as do ostriches. Amongst the reptiles, only Eyelash vipers show a set of modified scales over the eyes which look much like eyelashes.