It is true, of course, the uncertainties of life being what they are, that as now and then the Christian killed the lion, homecoming days have been ruined by a visiting team.

Ulyate and Kearton climbed on toward the sound of the barking of the dogs and the sporadic roaring of the lion, till they came, out of breath, to the crest, and peering through the branches of a bush, this is what Ulyate saw: Jones who had apparently ( and actually had ) ridden up the nearly impassable hillside, sitting calmly on his horse within forty feet of a full-grown young lioness, who was crouched on a flat rock and seemed just about to charge him, while the dogs whirled around her.

" But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Mnemonics: LEO Red Cat ( Loss of Electrons is Oxidation, Reduction occurs at the Cathode ), or AnOx Red Cat ( Anode Oxidation, Reduction Cathode ), or OIL RIG ( Oxidation is Loss, Reduction is Gain of electrons ), or Roman Catholic and Orthodox ( Reduction-Cathode, anode-Oxidation ), or LEO the lion says GER ( Losing electrons is Oxidation, Gaining electrons is Reduction )

For example, letters 1, 5, and 8 contain a discussion on the question, whether the use of a piece of metal with the figure of a lion, as a talisman, is permitted by Jewish law for medicinal purposes, or is prohibited as idolatrous.

The chariot is drawn by four living creatures each having four faces ( of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle ), and four wings.

Nineveh is ironically compared with a lion, in reference to the lion as an Assyrian symbol of power ; Nineveh is the lion of strength that has a den full of dead prey but will become weak like the lion hiding in its den.

In the following example, the past tense of the verb to fall is used as a copula: " The zebra fell victim to the lion.

Fire is represented in the Aztec religion by a flint ; to the Native Americans, a mouse ; to the Hindu and Islamic faiths, a lightning bolt ; to the Scythians, an axe, to the Greeks, an apple-bough ; and in Christian iconography, a lion.

The current crest, featuring a ceremonial lion rampant regardant holding a staff, is a modification of the one introduced in the early 1950s.

He is an archon with the face of a lion, half flame and half darkness.

"), Raphael (" God's medicine "), Ariel (" God's lion "), Daniel (" God's Judgement "), Israel (" one who has struggled with God "), Immanuel (" God is with us "), and Ishmael (" God Hears "/" God Listens ") it usually interpreted and translated as " God ", but it is not clear whether these " el " s refer to deity in general or to the god El in particular.

The skull of the tiger is very similar to that of the lion, though the frontal region is usually not as depressed or flattened, with a slightly longer postorbital region.

Today, only eight subspecies are usually accepted, although one of these, the Cape lion, formerly described as Panthera leo melanochaita, probably is invalid.

For example, gazelles may not flee from a lion until it is closer than 200 m ( 650 ft )— lions hunt as a pride or by surprise, usually by stalking ; one that can be seen clearly is unlikely to attack.

A male sea lion usually keeps his territory for around 27 days.

In 1995, a big cat usually described as a lion ( but sometimes as a lynx ) was dubbed the " Beast of Funen " by numerous eye-witnesses.

Phylius consumed a lot of food and wine and then vomited it back up on the spot where the lion would usually show up ; the beast ate the products and became intoxicated with wine, whereupon Phylius strangled it with his own clothes.

Hunting lions by stalking is conducted in daylight hours when there is sufficient light to spot the lion, which would usually be resting.

The lion will usually stand and fight rather than flee.

There is much uncertainty about his original nature, especially since he was depicted as a lion, a role which usually was assigned to the son of another deity.

She is usually depicted as a woman clad in a saffron sari holding a flag, and sometimes accompanied by a lion.

The Goliath family ( husband, wife and son ) is usually accompanied by an odd collection of giant animals, including a lion, a camel, a unicorn, and a dragon.

Ash was usually depicted as a human, whose head was one of the desert creatures, variously being shown as a lion, vulture, hawk, snake, or the unidentified Set-animal.

( English lions are usually gold with red tongues and claws ; however, the default colours for a heraldic lion on a gold field are red with blue tongue and claws.

Dragon Night usually features Chinese food, lion dancing, and other elements of Chinese culture.

Each of the four Evangelists has a creature, usually shown with wings: St Matthew the man, St Mark the lion, St Luke the ox, and John the eagle.

This lion is never used except for a funeral for the Sifu or some important head of the group, and in such cases it is usually burned right after.

The lion dance ( especially the Taiwanese Lion, 臺灣獅 ) has close relations to Kung Fu or Wǔ ​ shù ( 武術 ) and the dancers are usually martial art members of the local kung fu club or school.

The lion dance, sometimes along with the dragon dance, is also usually performed at many other important grand occasions, including Chinese traditional, cultural and religious festivals, business opening events, birthday celebrations, honour guest welcoming and wedding ceremonies by the Chinese communities.

The coat is usually worn in a " retriever cut " or a " lion cut ".

She was " usually portrayed with the arms and legs of a lion and the back and tail of a crocodile ( or even a complete crocodile perched on her back ), while her pendulous breasts and full belly conveyed the idea of pregnancy.

When surrounding Christ, the figure of the man is usually at top left – above Christ's right hand, with the lion above Christ's left arm.

; Cotise: One-fourth the width of a bend ; it appears only in pairs, usually one on either side of a bend, in which case the bend is said to be cotised as in the coats of John Stewart Archibald LeForte, and Hyndburn Borough Council, England ; also called a cost as in the coat of Abernethie of Auchincloich ( Or, a lion rampant gules surmounted of a cost sable, all within a bordure engrailed azure — first and fourth quarters ) ( Public Register volume 1, page 69 ); and also called a riband or ribbon ( also one-fourth ), as in the coat of Douglas of Douglas ( Or, a lion rampant gules surmounted by a ribbon in bend sable — 2nd quarter for Abernethy ) ( Public Register volume 1, pages143, 231 ).

" Aurobindo Ghose considered Vivekananda as his spiritual mentor, saying " Vivekananda was a soul of puissance if ever there was one, a very lion among men ..." At the Belur Math, Mahatma Gandhi was heard to say that his whole life was an effort to bring into action the ideas of Vivekananda.

Furthermore, many of the Otariinae appear to be more phylogenetically distinct than previously assumed ; for example, the Japanese sea lion ( Zalophus japonicus ) is now considered a separate species, rather than a subspecies of the California sea lion ( Zalophus californius ).

A lion may attack without provocation, and is considered by many to be the best of the Big Five.

Prior to 2003 it was considered to be a subspecies of California sea lion as Zalophus californianus japonicus.

The rubab is sometimes considered the national instrument of Afghanistan, and is called the " lion of instruments ";< ref > Doubleday, pg.

The western demarcation of the Loop is generally considered to be the U. City Lions, sculptures of a male lion and a male tiger on pedestals flanking Delmar immediately west of the University City City Hall.

Symbols representing strength are among the most common, including the khas ( swastika ) and four powerful beasts ( lion, tiger, garuda and dragon ), as well as stylized representations of the five elements ( fire, water, earth, metal, and wood ), considered to be the fundamental, unchanging elements of the cosmos.

His version became the most influential among Bulgarian intellectuals and revolutionaries in the period of the national awakening of Bulgaria, when the lion was considered and widely used as a major national symbol.

In short, in terms of expression, dance steps, build of the lion and the drumming style, he created a whole new style of lion dancing which was considered high in entertainment value and visual appeal.

The lion with the white colored fur is considered to be the oldest of the lions.

The lion with the goldish yellowish fur is the considered to be the middle child.

And the black colored lion is considered to be the youngest lion so when people use this colour lion it should move fast and quick like a young child.

In Okinawa, a similar dance exists, though the lion there is considered to be a legendary shisa.

It is considered one of the world's biodiversity strongholds, and its popularity is mostly due to the vast amounts of diverse wildlife that can be seen, including the famous ' big five ' consisting of masai lion, black rhino, cape buffalo, elephant and leopard.

Several species are considered unique to the region, including its unique dry-country animal life: All three big cats, lion, cheetah and leopard, can be found here, as well as elephants, buffalo and hippos.

These weight ranges have been criticized for being greatly exaggerated, however, with the Barbary lion being considered similar in size to the lions in East Africa.

As the cooler ambient temperature in European and North American zoos has been found to produce Barbary-like manes in other lion subspecies, this characteristic is now considered an inappropriate marker for identifying Barbary ancestry.

While the historical Barbary lion was morphologically distinct, its genetic uniqueness remains questionable, and the taxonomic status of surviving lions frequently considered as Barbary lions, including those that originated from the collection of the King of Morocco, is still unclear.

For its day the sea lion pool was considered advanced because the architect actually studied the habits of sea lions and incorporated this knowledge into the design.

The cave lion is sometimes considered a species in its own right, under the name Panthera spelaea, and at least one authority, based on a comparison of skull shapes, considers the cave lion to be more closely related to the tiger, which would result in the formal name Panthera tigris spelaea.