Five different lions have been used for the MGM logo. Pictured above is the filming of Jackie, who replaced Slats in 1928. Slats only looked around; he never roared (in part because his four years of stardom were during the era of silent movies). Jackie's roar was played to silent movie audiences through the use of a gramophone. Jackie was followed by Tanner, then by George (also referred to as "Bob"), and finally by the current Leo.
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The MGM lions came from Gay's Lion Farm in El Monte, a fascinating early Southern California tourist attraction. Despite one fatal mauling over three decades, the lions were quite patient with humans, most having been bottle-raised by Muriel Gay.
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