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[[File:Bristol.zoo.lion.yawns.arp.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Male lion]]
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! ''Discussed species''
| [[Panthera leo]], [[Asiatic Lion]], सिंह
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!'' Distribution''
| About 10,000 years ago, the lion was the most widespread large land mammal after humans. They were found in most of Africa, across Eurasia from western Europe to India, and in the Americas from the [[w:Yukon|Yukon]] to [[w:Peru|Peru]]. Historically, extending from Northern India to Iran and sometimes as far as Greece and Italy. Today, only 411 lions left; only in [[w:Gir|Gir]] forest in [[Gujarat]] <ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/67192/411-lions-gir-forests-population.html 411 lions in Gir forests, population up by 52] Deccan Herald. Retrieved: 2010-12-14</ref>
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! ''IUCN Status''
| [[Endangered]] <ref>''[http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/15952 Panthera leo persica]'' IUCN 3.1</ref>
|}

[[File:Asokanpillar.jpg|Lion on the Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath|200px|left|thumb|The Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath]]
Representations of lions date back 32,000 years; the [[w:lion man|lion-headed]] ivory carving from Vogelherd cave in the [[w:Swabian Alb|Swabian Alb]] in southwestern Germany has been determined to be about 32,000 years old from the [[w:Aurignacian|Aurignacian]] culture.<ref>[http://www.uni-mainz.de/FB/Biologie/Anthropologie/MolA/Download/Burger%202004.pdf (fulltext) Molecular phylogeny of the extinct cave lion ''Panthera leo spelaea''] Accessdate=20 September 2007</ref>. The lion has been an icon for humanity for thousands of years, appearing in cultures across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Despite incidents of attacks on humans, lions have enjoyed a positive depiction in culture as strong but noble. A common depiction is their representation as "[[w:Monarchy|king]] of the jungle" or "king of beasts"; hence, the lion has been a popular symbol of royalty and stateliness,<ref name="Garai73">{{Cite book|last=Garai |first=Jana |title=The Book of Symbols |year=1973 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |location=New York |isbn=0-671-21773-9}}</ref> as well as a symbol of bravery.

[[File:Panj Pyare, leading a procession.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Sikhism is known as the religion of the Lions '''''([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV5wfb8O8ts Sher Di Kaum])''''']]
In the [[w:Puranic|Puranic]] texts of Hinduism, [[w:Narasimha|Narasimha]] ("man-lion") a half-lion, half-man incarnation or avatar of [[w:Vishnu|Vishnu]], is worshipped by his devotees and saved the child devotee [[w:Prahlada|Prahlada]] from his father, the evil demon king [[w:Hiranyakashipu|Hiranyakashipu]];<ref>[http://srimadbhagavatam.com/1/3/18/en1 Bhag-P 1.3.18] "In the fourteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Nrisimha and bifurcated the strong body of the atheist Hiranyakasipu with His nails, just as a carpenter pierces cane."</ref> Vishnu takes the form of half-man/half-[[w:Asiatic Lions|lion]], in Narasimha, having a human torso and lower body, but with a lion-like face and claws.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://srimadbhagavatam.com/7/8/19-22/en1 |title=Bhag-P 7.8.19–22 |publisher=Srimadbhagavatam.com |date= |accessdate=21 November 2010}}</ref> [[w:Singh|Singh]] is an ancient Indian [[w:Vedic Sanskrit|vedic]] name meaning "lion" (Asiatic lion), dating back over 2000 years to [[w:History of India|ancient India]]. It was originally only used by [[w:Rajputs|Rajputs]] a Hindu military caste in India.

After the birth of the [[w:Khalsa|Khalsa]] brotherhood in 1699, the [[w:Sikh|Sikhs]] also adopted the name "Singh" due to the wishes of [[w:Guru Gobind Singh|Guru Gobind Singh]]<ref>Khushwant Singh, ''A History of the Sikhs, Volume I''</ref>. Found famously on numerous flags and [[w:coat of arms|coats of arms]] all across Asia and Europe, the Asiatic lions also stand firm on the [[w:National Emblem of India|National Emblem of India]] - the [[w:Ashoka Pillar|Ashoka Pillar]] at [[w:Sarnath|Sarnath]]<ref>{{cite web| author=Government of India | title=Know India: State Emblem | work=National Portal of India | publisher=National Informatics Centre | year=2005 | url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/state_emblem.php | accessdate =27 August 2007}}</ref>. The Lion is also depicted as a vehicle of [[w:Goddess Durga|Goddess Durga]], [[w:Lord Rahu|Lord Rahu]] and [[w:Bharat Mata|Bharat Mata]] (Mother India).

Further south on the Indian subcontinent, the Asiatic lion is symbolic for the [[w:Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]],<ref>{{cite web| author=Government of Sri Lanka | title=Sri Lanka National Flag | publisher=Government of Sri Lanka | date=| url=http://www.gov.lk/info/index.asp?mi=19&xp=52&xi=54&xl=3&o=0&t=|accessdate=6 August 2007}}</ref> [[w:Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]]'s ethnic majority; the term derived from the Indo-Aryan ''Sinhala'', meaning the "lion people" or "people with lion blood", while a sword wielding lion is the central figure on the national flag of Sri Lanka<ref>{{cite web| author=Government of Sri Lanka | title=Article 6: The National Flag | work=Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka | publisher=Government of Sri Lanka | date=| url=http://www.priu.gov.lk/Cons/1978Constitution/Schedle_2_Amd.html | accessdate=6 August 2007}}</ref>.

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