722-214 - Established atop Bhubaneswar's Dhauli Hills in 262 BCE, the present temple, DhauliGiri Shanti Stupa, or Dhauli Peace Pagoda, was completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha. Shown is one of four guardian lions.
1243-532 - Aerial drone panoramic view capturing the cityscape of Cape Town, South Africa as dusk sets in, highlighting the downtown buildings with a warm glow against the silhouette of Table Mountain and Lion's Head
764-180 - Mountain lion (cougar) (Felis concolor) staring, in captivity, Minnesota Wildlife Connection, Minnesota, United States of America, North America
399-2276 - Detail of decorated knob of gate decorated with lion's head, leading to main temple of Erdeni Dzu monastery at Karakorum, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia
744-20 - Painted alabaster unguent jar showing hunting scene, with the king as a lion, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
744-70 - Votive shield showing the king slaying two lions, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
744-89 - Head of a funerary couch in the form of a cheetah or lion, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
832-370041 - Galápagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki), Puerto Villamil, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
832-368665 - Lion engraving, neolithic rock art of the Tadrart, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa
832-368663 - Lion engraving, neolithic rockart of the Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Acacus range, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa
832-372685 - The Avenue of the Lions in the ruins of the Greek city of Delos, the birthplace of the twin gods Apollo and Artemis, Cyclades Islands, Greece, Europe
312-2083 - Memorial plaque of assassinated Mujahadin leader Ahmad Shah Massoud know as the ' Lion of Panshir' an Afghan National Hero, situated opposite the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
1167-381 - Two southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) bulls rear up and attack to establish dominance, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America
1167-383 - Scarred Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) bull and Cobb's wren (Troglodytes cobbi), Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America
762-34 - Munchner Lowenparade (Munich Lion Parade), one of many colourful painted statues of lions to be found throughout the city, Munich, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany, Europe