on coats of arms, like on the coat of arms of Finland, either as a device on shields or as supporters, but the lioness is used much less frequently. The heraldic lion is particularly common in British arms. It is traditionally depicted in a great variety of attitudes, although within French heraldry only lions rampant are considered to be lions; feline figures in any other position are instead referred to as leopards. See also List of largest cats Mapogo lion coalition Roar (1981 film) Tiger versus lion Explanatory notes References Citations Books External links Apex predators Articles containing video clips Big cats Extant Pliocene first appearances Felids of Africa Mammals described in 1758 Mammals of Sub-Saharan Africa Mammals of South Asia National symbols of Burundi National symbols of Chad National symbols of Eswatini National symbols of Kenya National symbols of Malawi National symbols of Morocco National symbols of Sierra Leone National symbols of Singapore National symbols of South Africa National symbols of Sri Lanka National symbols of the Republic of the Congo National symbols of Togo National symbols of Tunisia Panthera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Vulnerable animals Vulnerable biota of Africa