Garden Owners: Oranje Nassau-- Frederik van (1797-1881)

A tale of two lions (part 2)

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Which -if we recall- really was a story of three lions: two at De Paauw and the one at Drottningholm. It turns out we are talking about at least four lions. Some closer inspection of other photos of the Swedish lion revealed that there are also two lions at Drottningholm.…

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A tale of two lions (part 1)

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And then I recognised a lion. During a relaxed browse on the internet through photos of Drottningholm, the Swedish royal palace near Stockholm. Which is strange, because I’ve never been to Sweden (let alone to Africa). My last visit to any zoo must have been 4 years ago, and even…

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