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There were different mythological adaptions for the winged lion: 1  Shedu in Sumerian, Akkadian, Persian, and Iranian tribes mythology was depicted as a winged lion. 2  He has often been depicted with a bull body instead of a lion body. 3  The winged lion was the heraldic symbol of Mark the Evangelist.
A group of lions is called a pride. Lions are the only truly social cats. A pride of lions can range from 3 lions to as many as 30 lions. A pride is usually made up of lionesses, their cubs, and a few male lions. The lionesses do the majority of the hunting while the males mostly guard the pride and provide protection for the cubs.