All grown up. This was 2018. He died at the end of last year, at the age of 13.

#Fintan #WhiteLion #TorontoZoo #JPegsFolder

Fintan when he was just beginning that mane. The white lions were more white when very young. He had two female companions, which I don't know apart: Makaili and Lemon.

#Fintan #WhiteLion #TorontoZoo #JPegsFolder

Just big kitty cats. Every cat loves a rubbing/scratching post.

RIP.

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Adnkronos - ultimoratop: Val Kilmer riportato in vita dall'Ia per il film 'As Deep as the Grave'

(Adnkronos) - Cinque anni prima della sua morte, avvenuta nel 2025, l'attore - per tutti 'Iceman' di 'Top Gun' - era stato scelto per interpretare Padre Fintan, un prete cattolico e spiritualista nativo americano nel film di Coerte Voorhees. Ma l’attore, debilitato dal cancro alla gola, non riuscì mai a raggiungere il set

Val Kilmer brought back to life by AI for the film 'As Deep as the Grave'

(Adnkronos) - Five years before his death, which occurred in 2025, the actor – known to all as ‘Iceman’ from ‘Top Gun’ – had been chosen to play Father Fintan, a Catholic and Native American spiritualist priest in the film by Coerte Voorhees. But the actor, weakened by throat cancer, never made it to the set.

#ValKilmer #Fintan #Catholic #NativeAmerican #CoerteVoorhees

https://www.adnkronos.com/spettacoli/val-kilmer-riportato-in-vita-dallia-per-il-film-as-deep-as-the-grave_3wdEQPI1RYvErm0isIjOZd

Val Kilmer 'resuscitato' con l’AI: il film diventa realtà dopo la morte

L’icona di Top Gun appare nel film 'As Deep as the Grave' grazie a un’avanzata intelligenza artificiale, sviluppata con il consenso degli eredi. Un tributo digitale che fa discutere Hollywood

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#Fintan mac Bochra (= his mother or a reference to the ocean), lived for at least 5000 years after the Deluge, becoming an advisor to the kings of #Ireland. He survived into the time of #Fionn mac Cumhail, becoming the repository of all knowledge of #Ireland and all history. #Celtic
#BookologyThursday: `Perhaps the greatest shapeshifting legend in Irish mythology is that of #Fintan mac Bóchra, the Wise. He came to Ireland with Noah’s grand-daughter, Cessair. His family were sadly killed in the Great Flood, but he survived by transforming into a salmon. After a year, he became an eagle, then a hawk, before finally after 5500 years, resuming his human form.
During his lifetime, he amassed great knowledge and wisdom, and so became advisor to all of Ireland’s kings. He finally departed this world some time after the advent of Christianity. His sojourn as a salmon leads some to surmise that he may have been the famous Salmon of Knowledge, as eaten by #Fionn mac Cumhaill.` #Celtic
Source: Ali Isaac | Substack
#FairyTaleTuesday #FairyTaleFlash: `#Fintan was a shape-shifter, managing to transform into the figure of a salmon, a hawk and an eagle, among others. Thus he acquired great wisdom, and went on to advise many of Ireland’s High Kings.`
Source: Ali Isaac „The 5 Fifths of Ireland“
#BookologyThursday: `In mythology, #Fintan the Ancient White One was said to be the first person to arrive in Ireland after the Great Flood. He survived by transforming into a salmon (the same Salmon of Knowledge sought by Finegas and subsequently eaten by Fionn mac Cumhall), then into an eagle, then a hawk, before finally resuming his human form.
He survived well into Saint Patrick’s time, his long life and accumulated knowledge affording him the respected position as adviser to the peoples of the land.` #Celtic
Source: Ali Isaac | Substack