A lion head adorned the top of a building's entrance. That lion's face appeared sad.

An inflated lion stood next to one of the dance stages at the How Weird Street Faire in San Francisco.

Westley Williams bravely wrestled a fake stuffed lion on the carpet that evening.

A statue of a lioness in repose on a rock graced a section of wall in the Los Angeles Zoo.

Three men in Chinese lion suits bobbed and weaved through the crowd that afternoon. Here they passed behind folks busy looking for a bargain.

A gilded lion's face was mounted on the glass of the upper window of the Merchants Exchange building. Beyond it was the detailed ceiling inside. Reflected on the glass was the building across the street.

A statue of a lion roaring stood among other feline statues at the Oregon Zoo. The statues were designed for children to play upon.

A concrete lion decorated a driveway in Pacific Heights. That lion held a ribbon in its mouth.

A lion's face adorned the park's clock face. That lion held a ring in its mouth.

Dozens of toy lions (among other felines) decorated the top of an art car in the 2007 How Berkeley Parade.

A well aged concrete lion decorated the front of a home in Pacific Heights.

The stylized face of a lion was mounted on a wall, and then the wall had been painted red.

The head of a lion against bricks with a tube from its mouth suggested a fountain turned off.

A fresco of a lion with a ring hung from its mouth.

A bronze lion, in a relaxed pose, stood in a garden outside San Francisco's De Young Museum.

This lion put its foot on a ball, then Medusa glanced and turned the lion into stone.