1908: The Lion Cub That Lived at The Plaza Hotel With Princess Lwoff-Parlaghy » Goldfelck

Goldfleck the Lion

The day after the lion’s death, the New York Evening Telegraph and New York Herald reported that the cub was a lioness named Leoine. Perhaps the princess gave the press false information, because his headstone says “Goldfleck.”

Goldfleck the Lion Cub at Hartsdale Cemetery