Famous MGM Logo
The lion in the photograph is Jackie, whose roar is being recorded for use at the beginning of MGM talking movies. Since 1928 the MGM lion is roaring. Jackie was trained by Mel Koontz, was the second lion used for the MGM logo and the first MGM lion to roar. While MGM called all their lions ββ Leoββ but actually the seventh lion was the real Leo.