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Lion at the Oregon Zoo, in Washington Park, Portland, Oregon

Male Lion In Repose
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A male lion was barely asleep after lunch on a cold day inside its heated cave.

Lion external link   •  at Oregon Zoo external link   •  in Washington Park external link   •  Portland, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:36:21 Friday 10 November 2017)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 28 December 2017)   •  © 2017 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #T17_7091
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Male And Female Asleep
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Male and female lions lay on a thin bed of straw and slept.

Lion external link   •  at Oregon Zoo external link   •  in Washington Park external link   •  Portland, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:36:39 Friday 10 November 2017)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 28 December 2017)   •  © 2017 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #T17_7092
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Male Lion Awoke
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A male lion rested on straw. It had just opened it eyes as another hoard of tourists created noise.

Lion external link   •  at Oregon Zoo external link   •  in Washington Park external link   •  Portland, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:36:58 Friday 10 November 2017)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 28 December 2017)   •  © 2017 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #T17_7095
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Comfortable Lions
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Caves had been created for the lions while inside during cold days. Their inside enclosure was smaller then their outside one, but much warmer.

Lion external link   •  at Oregon Zoo external link   •  in Washington Park external link   •  Portland, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:37:11 Friday 10 November 2017)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 28 December 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_6240
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Family Portrait
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Male and female lions rested inside a cave and accidentally posed for a family portrait.

Lion external link   •  at Oregon Zoo external link   •  in Washington Park external link   •  Portland, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:37:38 Friday 10 November 2017)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 28 December 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_6247
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Male Beyond Glass
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A male lion rested in a cave just beyond glass behind which watched the public.

Lion external link   •  at Oregon Zoo external link   •  in Washington Park external link   •  Portland, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:38:27 Friday 10 November 2017)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 28 December 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_6343
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Land Rover
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The front end of the classic Land Rover was attached to the glass so that the public could pretend to view lions from inside a Land Rover.

Lion external link   •  at Oregon Zoo external link   •  in Washington Park external link   •  Portland, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:41:37 Friday 10 November 2017)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 28 December 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_6245
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