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The white lion is a rare morph with a genetic condition called leucism, which is caused by a double recessive allele. It is not albino; it has normal pigmentation in the eyes and skin. White lions have occasionally been encountered in and around Kruger National Park and the adjacent Timbavati Private Game Reserve in eastern South
Leucism (/ ˈ l uː s ɪ z əm,-k ɪ z-/) [2] [3] [4] is a wide variety of conditions that result in partial loss of pigmentation in an animal—causing white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales, or cuticles, but not the eyes. [4] It is occasionally spelled leukism.
White Lion disbanded in 1992 and not long afterwards, their first compilation album, The Best of White Lion was released. Mike Tramp reformed White Lion with all new musicians in 1999 and again in 2004, following a failed attempt to reform the original line up.
The history of lion–tiger hybrids dates to at least the early 19th century in India. In 1798, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844) made a colour plate of the offspring of a lion and a tiger. The name "liger", a portmanteau of lion and tiger, was coined by the 1930s. [4] "Ligress" is used to refer to a female liger, on the model of ...
Because of the frequency of filming, Richardson moved all of the animals to one facility at the Kingdom of the White Lion property. Richardson produced the 2010 documentary White Lion: Home is a Journey, [22] about a young white lion, "Letsatsi," who survives against all odds. [3]
A timid lion who was rumored to be stealing village livestock. He is often afraid of hunters who would kill him because of this rumor. He is an old lion like Specklerex, though he is two years younger and lacks the leopard rosettes. He only appears in the last episode. Conga (コンガ, Konga) Voiced by (Japanese): Masako Katsuki Clave
Kimba the White Lion: The title character of Osamu Tezuka's manga/anime, Kimba the White Lion. He was renamed "Leo" in its spinoff, Leo the Lion. King Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water: White lion's cub and Nadia's pet friend. King Leonidas Bedknobs and Broomsticks: Kion: The Lion Guard: Kiara's younger brother who is the fiercest and the leader ...
The lion plays a prominent role in The Fables of Pilpay that were translated into Persian, Greek and Hebrew languages between the 8th and 12th centuries. [100] The lion is the symbol of Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara in Jainism. [101] [102] The lion is the third animal of the Burmese zodiac and the sixth animal of the Sinhalese zodiac ...