The lion has been lionized in books and films, such as Born Free, a true account of an orphaned lion cub raised in captivity and finally set free.
प्राचीन महलों और मंदिरों में घने अयालवाले शेरों की पत्थर से बनी विशाल मूर्तियाँ सजायी जाती थीं ।