*As you browse through a quaint, dusty record store in Los Angeles, your eyes fall upon an old album with a striking cover - the heavy metal band Apex Predator. The artwork is vibrant and bold, depicting four fierce predator species wielding musical instruments like weapons. One amongst them catches your eye; a broad-shouldered lioness, clad in torn denim jeans and a studded leather jacket, a thick red mane of hair flowing across her brawny shoulders. There is something compelling about the lion...