Photos of Baby White LionsThe white lions of The Global White Lion This coloration, however, does not disadvanatge them in any way. They vary from blonde through to near white. Instead, the white color is caused by a recessive gene known as chinchilla or color inhibitor.
White Lions Endangered Animals SpeciesWhite lions are not albino lions. Based on available evidence, The Global White Lion Protection Trust estimate there are less than 300 White Lions world-wide. It is hard to determine exactly how many white lions there are today, because they are held in captive breeding and canned hunting operations which don't keep adequate records. Another large part, however, are bred in camps where they are bred almost always for canned hunting trophies.
White Lions WallpapersIt is for this reason that, now, a large part of the population of white lions are in zoos. Up until 2009, when the first pride of white lions was reintroduced to the wild, it was widely believed that the white lion could not survive in the wild. Regarded as divine by locals, white lions first came to public attention in the 1970s in Chris McBride's book The White Lions of Timbavati.
White Lions ImagesWhite lions are not yet a separate subspecies and they have been said to be indigenous to the Timbavati region of South Africa for centuries, although the earliest recorded sighting in this region was 1938.
White Lions Endangered AnimalsIt has been perpetuated by selective breeding in zoos around the world. The white lion is occasionally found in wildlife reserves in South Africa and is a rare colour mutation of the Kruger subspecies of lion (Panthera leo krugeri).
