Idk if this has been done yet but I was messing around and found an extinct lion breed known as the "Cape Lion". They were a bit bigger in size, with slightly larger skulls and the reference I saw after a quick Google search showed a male with a shorter mane (some even have a receding hairline??) next to a female—may or may not have been real Cape Lions but I used them as references


Please excuse my poor attempts at drawing anything remotely feline. I figured it could be cool, especially show off scale via new poses/angles, and play with both male and female. Support and thoughts appreciated :)