Breaking Yawn

Lion “Kumar” yawns inside his cage at Frankfurt Zoological Garden in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa via AP.

Christmas Eve

Hamburg, Germany: A lioness begins to gnaw at Christmas presents in her enclosure in Hagenbeck zoo. Photo: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters.

How to Climb an Elephant

Frankfurt, Germany: A lion yawns at the city zoo. Photo: Michael Probst/AP.

Siesta

Lions cause a roadblock for tourists visiting the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Photo: Elsa de Kock/Greatstock/Barcroft Images.

Victory at Last

Johannesburg, South Africa: A crate carrying one of the 33 Lions rescued from circuses in Peru and Columbia is transported to a private reserve. Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images.

Midnight Escape

Lima, Peru: A former circus lion looks from inside his cage, pending his return to his homeland to live out the rest of his life in a private sanctuary in South Africa. Photo: Martin Mejia/AP.