Statue of a legendary Chinthes (half lion, half griffin), Mergui, Myanmar (Burma)

California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus, Cedros Island, Mexico

The Narasimha Monolith from 1528 AD shows Vishnu as half-lion, half-man at Hampi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Karnataka, India, Asia

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), half above and half under at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus, Cedros Island, Mexico

California sea lion bull (Zalophus californianus) half above and half below with snorkeler at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Half-timbered Houses in Monreal on River Elz, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Merlion fountain with statue of half lion and fish, that has become a symbol of Singapore, with City buildings beyond, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Merlion fountain with statue of half lion and fish, that has become a symbol of Singapore, with City buildings beyond, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

The 13th century half-timbered Red Lion public house, Merchant Place, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mahabandoola Garden, half lion, half dragon stone sculptures around Independence Monument, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Mahabandoola Garden, half lion, half dragon stone sculptures around Independence Monument, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Half-timbered houses and town hall at the market place in the town of Schiltach, Summer, Valley Kinzigtal, Southern Part of Black Forest, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Coat of arms and lions adorning the timber framed or timber-frame town hall building in Jork, Altes Land, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

The Merlion, landmark of the metropolis of Singapore, designed by artist Fraser Brunner in 1964, Singapore River, Singapore, Southeast Asia

Burgplatz castle square with Braunschweiger Loewe lion monument, Brunswick state museum in the Vieweg-Haus building, chamber of trade in the Von Veltheimsches Haus building, guild house in the Huneborstelsches Haus building, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Ge

Lion (Panthera leo), adult male with a long mane and eyes half open, lying down, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Burgplatz castle square with Braunschweiger Loewe lion monument, chamber of trade in the Von Veltheimsches Haus building, guild house in the Huneborstelsches Haus building, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany Europe

Monument to Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria, 1911, right and left lions with the Bavarian coat of arms, Kammereckerplatz, Heilsbronn, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Monument to Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria, 1911, right and left lions with the Bavarian coat of arms, Kammereckerplatz, Heilsbronn, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe