And there, in the corner, hiding behind a white Caucasian sheepdog, sits a lion cub.

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It depends on whom you ask, according to Piazza, who says the pet was originally modeled on a lion cub.

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Among the 40 choices are a Bengal tiger, lion, panther, cheetah or leopard cub.

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The lion, which had lived at the park since it was a cub, was later shot by Fresno County sheriff's deputies who were trying to reach her body.

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