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My guess is that lions were chosen for convenience, as no-one would have feared Richard the Badgerheart or the British and Irish badgers.
Then they are fools and @mashton has the scars to prove it.
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There is no evidence of lions 🦁 ever having inhabitated the British Isles. There were lions in Europe but mainly Southern Europe.
My guess is that lions were chosen for convenience, as no-one would have feared Richard the Badgerheart or the British and Irish badgers.