Among the most endangered animals on earth, 3 African lions (Nababiep, Shera, and Luke)—ambassadors for the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation and science initiatives—reside in outdoor habitats at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s Great Cats Exhibit atop Lion/Tiger Hill.
Lion artworks can be found in the collections of our Freer Gallery of Art, Hirshhorn Museum, Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and our National Museum of African Art.