LION
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(Panthera leo)
The world's largest cat. A male lion’s roar can be heard up to 5 miles, but it is the females that do 85%-90% of the hunting. This Lioness dates to the 1930’s and was mounted by Schwarz Studio Taxidermy of St. Louis. Taxidermist and naturalist Frank Schwarz was one of the founding members of the St. Zoo.