Lion

The Lion is a large jungle-cat, the second largest in the world, second only to Tigers. It was four-legged, carnivorous, and a mammal. It was also one of the Talking Beasts of the World of Narnia.

As in our world, the lions are a brownish-gold colour, and the males are easily recognized for the mane of fur around their neck, which the females, called lionesses, lack. Young lions are generally called cubs.

Aslan, the ruler over all Narnia, takes the form of a lion, and thus all lions in Narnia are treated with special respect.

There was one lion that was a stone prisoner in the courtyard of Jadis, which Edmund Pevensie mistook as Aslan. He was restored by Aslan, and carried 3 dwarves, a dryad, two rabbits, and a hedgehog, to where the First Battle of Beruna was occuring. He was a little arrogrant at first, for when Aslan first restored him to life, he went around, pretending to be busy, when really he was going around saying, ''"Did you hear what he said? Us lions. That means him and me. Us lions. That's what I like about Aslan. No side, no stand-off-ishness." ''

He kept this up until Aslan loaded him with the dwarves, rabbits and such, which seemed to steady him a bit.

In the The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe movie, in the scene when Mr. Tumnus attacks a Boggle, a female lion can be seen.

Notable Lions

 * Aslan
 * Lion in the White Witch's Courtyard

Trivia

 * Despite being only the second largest cats in the world, lions are often referred to as the 'king of beasts'.
 * The lion in the Witch's Courtyard was never mentioned in the LWW film or the BBC version, but did make an appearance in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (animated) film, though he had no spoken lines.[[image:Animatedlion.JPG|centre|thumb|300px|Lion in the Witch's Courtyard, in the animated film.]]