Lionesses in the Masai Mara National Reserve in the evening, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Wangu Tower at Shizishan, Lion Hill in Lijiang, Yunnan, China, Asia

The roofs of Lijiang Dayan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, with illuminated trees of Lion Hill at blue hour as seen from an elevated point of view, Yunnan, China, Asia

Night falls over Lijiang and Shizishan (Lion Hill with WanGu Tower) while the city lights slowly come to life, Lijiang, Yunnan, China, Asia

Lijiang architecture with Lion Hill and Wan Gu Tower, Lijiang, Yunnan, China, Asia

Busy Lijiang Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, at night with Lion Hill and Wan Gu Tower, Lijiang, Yunnan, China, Asia

Cityscape of Lijiang, with Jade Spring Park, Lion Hill and surrounding mountains, Lijiang, Yunnan, China, Asia

The roofs of Lijiang Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, with Lion Hill silhouetted against a clear sky, Lijiang, Yunnan, China, Asia

Busy Lijiang Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, at night with Lion Hill and Wan Gu Tower, Lijiang, Yunnan, China, Asia

South entrance to Mandalay Hill with two giant Chinthe (guardian lion-dogs), Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Lions at the foot of Mandalay Hill, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Lion Hill, site of the Battle of Waterloo, Belgium

World War II memorial, Saipan, Northern Marianas, Central Pacific, Pacific

World War II memorial, Saipan, Northern Marianas, Central Pacific, Pacific

Clifton Bay, sheltered by the Lion's Head and Twelve Apostles, Cape Town, South Africa

Pavilion of Everlasting Clarity on Lion Hill in Lijiang, Yunnan, China, Asia

African Lion (Panthera Leo), Zambia, Africa

African Lion (Panthera Leo), Zambia, Africa

African Lion (Panthera Leo), Zambia, Africa

African Lion (Panthera Leo), Zambia, Africa

African Lion (Panthera Leo), Zambia, Africa

Lion (Panthera leo), Uganda, Africa

Cotswold Lion sheep in snow, Bourton-on-the-Hill, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

African Lion (Panthera Leo), Mara North, Maasai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Lion statue, Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

An African elephant (Loxodonta africana) chases away a lion (Panthera leo) resting along its path, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Lion with mate, South Africa, Africa

Lions, South Africa, Africa

Male Lion, South Africa, Africa

Lions, South Africa, Africa

Male Lion, South Africa, Africa

Male Lion, South Africa, Africa

African lion (Panthera Leo), Maasai Mara, Mara North, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Mahakala Temple, sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists, Observatory Hill, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, Asia

View of Lion's Head and Bantry Bay at sunset from Signal Hill, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

View of Lion's Head at sunset from Signal Hill, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

African Lion (Panthera Leo), Mara North, Maasai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

View of Cape Town, Lion's Head and Table Mountain from Signal Hill at dusk, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Chinthe lion guardians, Mandalay Hill, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Male Lion drinking, South Africa, Africa

View of Lion's Head and Bantry Bay at sunset from Signal Hill, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

View of Lion's Head and Bantry Bay at sunset from Signal Hill, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Lion statue on Chain Bridge, Matthias Church on Castle Hill, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

African Lion (Panthera Leo), Mara North, Maasai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

A view of the Lion Rock in Lualenyi Game Reserve, Tsavo, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Lion Rock Beach, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

A view of the Lion Rock in Lualenyi Game Reserve, Tsavo, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

A view of the Lion Rock in Lualenyi Game Reserve, Tsavo, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

View of one of the two noon guns at Lion Battery on Signal Hill in Cape Town. The daily noon gun is Cape Town’s oldest living tradition and the two cannons used are the oldest guns in daily use in the world. They have marked the midday hour in the mother city in this distinctive, albeit noisy manner since early 1806. The cannons were cast in Britain in 1794 and still bear the royal crest of King George the third. The firing of the cannon was originally to give ships in the bay a means of re-setting their clocks accurately.

Aerial view of Cape Town showing Table Mountain, with Devil's Peak on the left, Lion's Head and Signal Hill on right, and the new Green Point stadium in the foreround, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Aerial view of Cape Town showing Table Mountain, with Devil's Peak on the left, Lion's Head and Signal Hill on right, and the Waterfront and Table Bay Harbour in foreround, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Aerial view of Cape Town showing Table Mountain, with Devil's Peak on the left, Lion's Head and Signal Hill on right, and the new Green Point stadium and suburb of Mouille Point in the foreround, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Lion statues at entrance to Mandalay Hill, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Lion cups (Panthera leo) lying on a small hill are watching for animals in the Nxai Pan, Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana, Africa

Cubs (Panthera leo) on a termite mound, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Cubs (Panthera leo) on a termite mound, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Young lion (Panthera leo) on a termite mound, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Two cubs (Panthera leo) playing on a termite mound, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Young lion (Panthera leo) on a termite mound, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Cubs (Panthera leo) on a termite mound, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Susann Scheller running on the trail from Lion's Head to Signal Hill above the city of Cape Town just after sunrise. Cape Town, South Africa.

Katrin Schneider and Susann Scheller running on the trail from Lion's Head to Signal Hill above the city of Cape Town just after sunrise. Cape Town, South Africa.

Katrin Schneider and Susann Scheller walking on the trail between Signal Hill and Lion's Head above the city of Cape Town just after sunrise. Cape Town, South Africa.

Katrin Schneider and Susann Scheller walking on the trail from Lion's Head to Signal Hill above the city of Cape Town just after sunrise. Cape Town, South Africa.

Katrin Schneider and Susann Scheller walking on the trail from Lion's Head to Signal Hill above the city of Cape Town just after sunrise. Cape Town, South Africa.

Katrin Schneider running on the trail from Lion's Head to Signal Hill above the city of Cape Town just after sunrise. Cape Town, South Africa.

Alnwick Castle With Crosses In The Stone Wall, Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Digitally enhanced image with painterly effect of lightning striking over 70 Mile Butte and Sleeping Lion Butte, Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan

Tourists on the staircase going to the summit of the Lion's rock, former capitale of king Kasyapa from 477 to 495. Sirigiya. Sri-Lanka.