I think he looks unlion like because he has his hair slicked back. Number one defining characteristic of a lion, bright red mane.
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You know, he was talking to his mother about dating other species. I wonder if his father wasn't a lion at all? That would explain his obsessive need to wave his I'M A LION AND I'M TO GOOD FOR YOU card around.