This lion has just captured an ibex, a kind of wild goat with distinctive curved horns. The lion is known as the King of Beasts. Because lions and other big cats are powerful and strong, they often represent kingship and authority in works of art.

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Go back to the carpet and find the lucky animals who escaped the lion.

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