They also have white strips under their eyes to help reflect as much light as possible into the pupils. All this means that a lion only needs one sixth of the light that humans need to see in.

Mie Prefecture--The famed "Shishi-iwa" (Lion rock), a lion-shaped formation on top of a cliff here appearing to be roaring at the Sea of Kumanonada, has regained its fierceness. Its "head" and ...