Recent Examples on the WebIn the early hours of May 20, an African lioness welcomed four cubs to the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden.—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024 Orozco is an artist at heart and created an image of the green-eyed mountain lioness for which the Leoncita block is named for the label of this wine.—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024 Another cage, divided into two sections, featured 10-year-old Sooner the Bengal tiger, Nero the lion and Cleopatra the lioness.—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024 Bonham Carter sinks her teeth into this larger-than-life personality, portraying a lioness in the winter of her career who understands that even if the show is dreck, being its star has become inextricably entwined with her identity.—Brian Lowry, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024 Lazy lionesses block the vehicle of guide Mariet Mashonganyika
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Suddenly, a pack of wild dogs flashes by in hot pursuit of an impala.—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024 Early in the morning, Boyd watched as these lionesses groomed one of their five cubs in their territory.—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2024 Two lionesses standing among tall grass, southern Kalahari, South AfricaGetty Images
When is the most affordable time to visit South Africa?—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2024 Upon their return, the lionesses called their five young out to the grassland and began cleaning one of them.—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
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