lioness

Because Mufasa, as an unwelcome “stray,” was forced to be raised by the pride’s lionesses, he grew close to Taka’s mother and accompanied her while hunting.

In Farsi, this term honors women who are strong, who stand up for their rights and who are trailblazers—courageous, brave and resilient, much like a lioness.

A lioness rescued from war-torn Ukraine has taken her first steps outside at a sanctuary in Kent.

Yuna, a three-year-old lioness, has shell shock but it is hoped she can now heal at her new home at The Big Cat Sanctuary, in Smarden.

"I look upon Ambedkar as a father figure. So, I am my father's lioness," she says.