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    Settle a bet?

    Right.. random bet settler here. The MGM lion in the intro sequence to their films. I heard the lion was kept in Dublin Zoo. My mate says the lion isnt real and its a person imitating the roar. Whos right? (and with web evidence if poss!) Ta!
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    Apparently, there have been five used since 1924, but no mention of Dublin Zoo or voice overs. Link.
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    The Dublin zoo article mentions that a lion named Cairbre was born in the zoo on March 20, 1927. He went on to star as Leo the Lion, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's mascot in 1928.

    But thats wikipedia, can't really trust it.

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    Hmm.........From Dublin Zoo website.
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    the mgm lion is kept at mgm las vegas,i saw it there myself,can't find it anywhere on the web but it had a list of facts about it in the casino like its a fifth generation of the original lion

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    Quote Originally Posted by strangeirish View Post
    Hmm.........From Dublin Zoo website.
    thats the clincher! Won the bet! Cheers lads! no idea why people thought the lions roar was by a human though!
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    Quote Originally Posted by lim abroad View Post
    the mgm lion is kept at mgm las vegas,i saw it there myself,can't find it anywhere on the web but it had a list of facts about it in the casino like its a fifth generation of the original lion

    I was in the MGM Grand Hotel in Vegas in 2001 - it has 5005 rooms making it the biggest hotel in USA.

    Anyway, when you enter the hotel, there is a glass cage in the Reception area with a few lions in it. Weird.

    I didn't see any mention of the famous MGM Lion though. Sorry, this trivia doesn't answer the thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paddyfield View Post
    Sorry, this trivia doesn't answer the thread.
    But it settles my bet!
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