To raise further awareness, here are some facts about the white lion from South Africa.
There are less than 300 left in the world today !
The white lion is the same subspecies as the Southern African lion (Panthera leo melanochaita), which is also found in some wildlife reserves in South Africa and in zoos around the world. White lions are not albinos, but leucistic. They have hazel or golden color, blue-gray, or green-gray pigment visible in the eyes.
A few blue-eyed white lions exist and may be selectively bred. White lions range from blonde to near-white. The males have pale manes and tail tips instead of the usual dark tawny or black.
Until 2009, when the first pride of white lions was reintroduced again to the wild, it was widely thought that the white lion could not survive in the wild. It is for this reason that most of the population of white lions now reside in zoos and private lions parks.
White lions of the Global White Lion Protection Trust (GWLPT) have been slowly reintroduced into their natural habitat and have been successfully hunting and breeding without human intervention.
Sadly, another white lion Elvis from Jugomaro lion park was killed last week.
Read the full article here :
https://www.news24.com/Video/SouthAfrica/News/watch-devastated-predator-park-owner-discovers-poisoned-lions-and-tiger-20180525
I personally met Elvis in 2012 when he was still a youngster.
Here are some pictures I took of him:
Some more pictures of the magnificent white lion:
Video Clips:
They are so regal. These photos are wonderful. Thank you. It is so sad to hear how endangered they are. Thank you for educating us.
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It's great to see that you had met Elvis when he was younger and that he grew to such a large animal later on.
I hope this post raises at least some of the awareness you were looking for.
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They do exist! 😮 how cool!! I had seen pictures float through my Facebook feed, but always assumed they’d been photoshopped.
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Hey Heather ! Yes they do indeed ! but it is sad to think there's less than 300 in the world ! :( and 7 billion humans destroy the earth :(
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Big cats really are majestic, white lions a very rare treat to see. Very upsetting about the death of the cats.
Lovely share and great way to support projects.
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nice post. thanks for the info. @ronaldbuenaflor
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oow so beautiful so lovely
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Wow I can't imagine we still have white loin on earth thanks for posting
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It's horrendous that people would poison animals! What beautiful creatures these are, you were so lucky to have met Elvis, thank you for sharing the stunning photos @bernardtjames & for raising awareness!
Thank goodness that there are people hard at work protecting our wildlife!
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Kimba the white lion was a fantasy children's story. The white lion truly exits and it originates from South Africa. There's less than 200 alive today.
wikipedia You can read here for more info
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Lovely just got to know that white lion do exist... Great work you are doing..
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Hi @awosode, I'm not doing much except to spread the word. There is 7 billion humans destroying the earth and creatures.
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wow. those big cats are so cute.
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