Photorealistic Manticore in a Mars Base

A photorealistic manticore stands inside a futuristic Mars base hangar. It has the muscular body of a tawny lion, a human-like face with amber eyes and a calm, regal expression, and a single horn on its forehead. Its long tail ends in venomous spines. The fur shows individual hairs with a glossy sheen on the mane. It stands on a metallic floor dusted with red Martian dust. The base around it is high-tech, with modular habitat modules, docking bays, cables, and blue bioluminescent panels. A porthole reveals a roiling red desert outside. The lighting is cinematic with high contrast, realistic textures, and micro-detail in skin, fur, and metal, giving the creature a dangerous and awe-inspiring presence.