“Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ʟɪᴏɴs ᴍᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜰᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴛɪɢᴇʀs ᴍᴀʏ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴇxᴏᴛɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ, ɪᴛ’s ᴄʀᴜᴄɪᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀs ɪɴ ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪʟᴅ.

Lɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛɪɢᴇʀs, ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Fᴇʟɪᴅᴀᴇ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴀʀɪɴɢ sᴏᴍᴇ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀɪᴛɪᴇs, ᴀʀᴇ ᴅɪsᴛɪɴᴄᴛ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ɪɴʜᴀʙɪᴛ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴs ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ. Lɪᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀɪᴍᴀʀɪʟʏ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ Aꜰʀɪᴄᴀ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛɪɢᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ Asɪᴀ.

Iɴ ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟs ᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰᴛᴇɴ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ɪɴ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴘʀᴏxɪᴍɪᴛʏ, ᴍᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ʟɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ꜰᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴛɪɢᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛ ɪɴ ʜʏʙʀɪᴅ ᴏꜰꜰsᴘʀɪɴɢ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ʟɪɢᴇʀs. Tʜᴇsᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴇxʜɪʙɪᴛ ᴜɴɪǫᴜᴇ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪsᴛɪᴄs, ᴄᴏᴍʙɪɴɪɴɢ ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴏɴ’s ᴍᴀɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪɢᴇʀ’s sᴛʀɪᴘᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʟᴀʀɢᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs.

Wʜɪʟᴇ ʟɪɢᴇʀs ᴍᴀʏ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ ᴀs ᴀ ꜰᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏsɪᴛʏ, ɪᴛ’s ᴄʀᴜᴄɪᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛ ᴏꜰ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪʟᴅ. Hʏʙʀɪᴅɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ɪs ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ, ᴀs ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴇǫᴜᴇɴᴄᴇs ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟs ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ.

Lɪɢᴇʀs ᴍᴀʏ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍs ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴀʙɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟɪᴛɪᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏꜰꜰsᴘʀɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ sᴛᴇʀɪʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ. Fᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀᴍᴏʀᴇ, ʙʀᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ ʜʏʙʀɪᴅs ᴄᴀɴ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ɢᴇɴᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴅɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴅᴇᴛʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ-ᴛᴇʀᴍ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs.

Iɴ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜsɪᴏɴ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ʟɪᴏɴs ᴍᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜰᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴛɪɢᴇʀs ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜɪɴɢ, ɪᴛ’s ᴇssᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄɪᴢᴇᴅ. Oᴜʀ ꜰᴏᴄᴜs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʜᴀʙɪᴛᴀᴛs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ʜʏʙʀɪᴅ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟs.”