It’s World Lion Day today!
Here’s to the King!
A celebration of the ‘King of all Beasts’ to raise awareness for the silent extinction these animals are suffering from.
photo from WORLD LION DAY official site
“An independent campaign working to highlight the importance of the lion globally and to raise lion conservation awareness worldwide. “Saving the King of Beasts to Save Ourselves”
…The lion is an enduring symbol across the nations and has fascinated man throughout the millennia. To lose such a species would be to lose a significant part of our global heritage.”
as stated at the official ‘World Lion Day‘ campaign page.
photo © Greg Du Toit
“The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.”
Chanakya
Photo © Carole Deschuymere
Featured image from World Lion Day campaign ©…
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Lucid Gypsy 
As a proud Leo, I align closely with this magnificent animal, Gilly ~ thanks for letting me know about this special day! 🙂
Thanks Gilly. My son is a Leo! I have posted on Face Book
We just had World Cat Day. It is fitting that we now honor the King of the Cats today. Thanks for letting us know.
I had no idea. Happy Lion Day. 🙂
I’m so happy that we Leos have our own special day. 🙂
I am a Leo when I chose to be, and today is one of those days! 🙂
Meant ‘choose’ 😉
Here’s the them!!! 🙂