Cute White Lion Cubs Form Part of Breeding Programme

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Four white lion cubs are forming part of an extensive white lion breeding program underway at a South African Park. For centuries rumours of mysterious white lions circulated in South Africa. Claims of sightings of the white lion started to surface in 1928. Scattered reports continued but confirmation that these animals were really white did not come until 1975 when a litter containing two white cubs was seen at Timbavati Game Reserve, adjacent to Kruger National Park. Several lions still survive from the original strain, all in captivity, and the breeding of white lions in various zoos around the world must be handled very carefully.

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Cute White Lion Cubs Form Part of Breeding Programme

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  • i wud laugh if one ...

    i wud laugh if one of the big tigers wud jump out and eat da man

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  • Aww, their little ...

    Aww, their little bellies drag on the floor!

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  • KIMBAS!

    KIMBAS!

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  • DNA... is a ...

    DNA... is a recessive gen.. that makes them white furry... but they are not albino.. becos its not lack of pigment... the eyes are not red

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  • how did they get ...

    how did they get white in the first place

    By DeMos202 [Affiliate User] 1209644236 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • this video is so ...

    this video is so cute the white cub tigers are so cute when there babys

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  • Yes!! your right ...

    Yes!! your right they do belong in the wild!! But these animals are endangered and they need help, otherwise if they are left on their own they will die! Breeding them keeps them from going extinct duh!

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  • Actually thats not ...

    Actually thats not the case its not the shade of mane its the size. Duh Lioness's judge their mates on the size of the mane. Which shows their strength.

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  • CUTE

    CUTE

    By bkella297 [Affiliate User] 1209316747 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • omg there are soooo ...

    omg there are soooo cute i want one

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  • It is not really a ...

    It is not really a good thing. It`s a tweaked gene that makes them take more sun damage and weaker hunters. He`s right, they do have to be in captivity.

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  • No, it's just a ...

    No, it's just a rare occurrence. Kinda like albinism but even more rare.

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  • I hope this isn't ...

    I hope this isn't the same as white tigers... the only way to produce a white tiger is through sever inbreeding in captivity...

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  • OMG they are sooo ...

    OMG they are sooo cute! I didn't know there is such a thing as white lions!:)

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  • thats pretty cool

    thats pretty cool

    By CGIRules [Affiliate User] 1209016291 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • they're so cute!

    they're so cute!

    By thug0gr3 [Affiliate User] 1208995866 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Wow, that's so cool ...

    Wow, that's so cool. It's as if they should be in Chronicles of Narnia.

    By Lukie99 [Affiliate User] 1208968546 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Aww, it's the ...

    Aww, it's the Jungle Emperor (Leo the Lion)'s cubs!

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  • nice when de cubs ...

    nice when de cubs were walking it is very funny n wif their big belly

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  • they look so ...

    they look so innocent

    By Kirkh666 [Affiliate User] 1208876596 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • they're so véry ...

    they're so véry nice !!

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  • lol they are sooo ...

    lol they are sooo adorable

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  • Tell that to the ...

    Tell that to the dogs and cats
    apparently they were wild once

    By colonist067 [Affiliate User] 1208385835 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • See you keep saying ...

    See you keep saying zoos. Programs other than zoos that keep them in captivity have MILES of protected land that the animals can freely live in... to them that's free enough.. they don't have to hunt for thier food.. they love the attention from the humans that care for them... theres a video on here about a lion and two men that took care of him.. watch:) obviously that lion loved how they cared for him. Animals know when they are being treated good.. and bad.

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  • You don't even seem ...

    You don't even seem like you know anything about the captivity issues.. :s I don't have a problem with it at the moment(I don't like zoos... there are programs OTHER then 'zoos') because that's the only thing we have right now that is protecting ENDANGERED species... untill programs like WWF are able to protect more wild land.. they can't be sent out in the wild or they will just be killed. Of course they will rot in the places that don't take care of them.. but not all places do that..

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