South Bank Lion

And then the giant lion ate the red capsule in one bite!

The South Bank Lion is actually made of Coade stone, a type of ceramic stone substitute able to withstand the pollution and weathering in London.

From Wikipedia "The Lion at the south end of Westminster Bridge in central London originally stood atop the old Red Lion Brewery, on the Lambeth bank of the River Thames. When the brewery was demolished in 1950, to make way for the South Bank Site of the 1951 Festival of Britain, the Lion was taken down and moved to Station Approach Waterloo, painted red as the symbol of British Rail on high plinth.
When removed, the initials of the sculptor William F. Woodington and the date, 24 May 1837, were discovered under one of its paws. The fine details still remain clear after 170 years of London's corrosive atmosphere, caused by heavy use of coal throughout the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries. The red paint was removed to reveal the fine Coade stone surface to view.
In 1966, the statue was moved from outside Waterloo station to its current location."