Eight years after the last time, a new rare white lion cub has been born in the Kruger National Park! This little white furball is part of the Shishangaan pride. The very same pride the famous male lion Casper was born into in 2014. This makes a total of four white lions now that were born wild and free in a National Park without any human intervention. Since the Trichardt male lions were seen together with the cub today it appears likely that they’re the fathers. At least they believe so. The S

A nomad male #lion intrudes into the territory at night. The mother lionesses must fight him to safeguard their white lion cubs. | Love Nature

FOUR more ultra-rare white lion cubs are born in captivity in Mayor Chavit's Baluarte Zoo Born in Baluarte zoo two months ago, white lions share a recessive gene that gives them their unique pure white colour. A white lion is NOT an albino lion — this is a common misconception. White lions are leucistic, which means that a recessive gene mutation actually makes their fur white, while their skin and eyes retain their natural pigment. The cubs have no names yet, but they will be given some in a fe