In it, Lady Gaga is wearing a black angular outfit that is part clergywoman and part lion tamer.

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He also was behind "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, " where a one-eyed centaur battles a part-lion, part-eagle creature known as a griffin.

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Previous Broadways shows to have taken part in the scheme include The Lion King, Mary Poppins and Elf: The Musical.

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Former Scotland captain and British and Irish Lion Gordon Bulloch was part of the interview panel that determined the appointment.

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Two of the top three species he has selected, the black lion tamarin and Hispaniolan solenodon are part of the Jersey based Durrell Wildlife Trust's protection programme.

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Of course, you can stroke and cuddle a baby lion, tiger or chimp, and therein lies part of the problem.

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Not unlike Friedman, for the most part these politicians argue that the Israeli government bears either sole responsibility or the lion's share of responsibility for the absence of peace.

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In the case of the Lion Air incident, it appears both lack of experience and poor training may have played a part.

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Showing his broad lion face and stubby ears, his tail brushing the rocky ground like a rope, playing his part almost with embarrassment, he looked from side to side as though expecting the trainer's whip.

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