Saturday, July 26, 2008

White Lion Cubs


These animals are just stunning!!

Story taken from news.nationalgeographic.com

"Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock, Germany, July 14, 2008—Three rare white lion cubs make their public debut at a wildlife park in north-central Germany.

The cubs are among of seven white lions born to two different mothers on June 30 in what park staff called a "giant surprise."

Despite their unusual look, white lions are actually African lions. A recessive gene causes their snowy white coats. About 30 white lions live in captivity worldwide. "

4 comments:

Indigo-Daisy said...

They are so fuzzy, they look like they just came out of the dryer =)

Anonymous said...

Drop dead gorgeous. I wonder if they are like white Danes, its a recessive gene so they are often born deaf and/or blind. Pita has a beautiful white girl named Olivia.

victoria said...

they are gorgeous. yes thats a good point Abbey I'm going to find that out...

pita-woman said...

Adorable while young, and beautiful when grown. Fortunately, they were born in captivity, as not too many white animals survive in the wild (unless they live in a polar climate).