White Lions

The white lion is occasionally found in wildlife reserves in South Africa. White lions are not a separate subspecies; they are white due to the genetic condition called leucism. 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 are regarded as divine by locals. It was widely believed that the white lion could not survive in the wild. It is for this reason that now a large part of the population of white lions are in zoos.

It is hard to determine exactly how many white lions there are today. The Global White Lion Protection Trust estimates there are fewer than 300 White Lions world-wide.........