lioness

Example Sentences

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I first glimpsed the connection among female animals while examining Cookie, a geriatric lioness, at the Los Angeles Zoo in 2021.

From Scientific American

Ms. Welch, she went on, was “a lioness — fierce, passionate and dangerously physical.”

From New York Times

A lioness was killed "almost instantly" after being attacked by another lion at Longleat Safari Park.

From BBC

Two tigers and a lioness also were placed in new homes.

From Washington Post

The three lions might be sitting on the fence, but the lionesses certainly aren't.

From BBC