Before Disney launched a live-action version of "The Lion King", many people have revisited the good memories of childhood. But what color is the "lion," the king of the beasts, as you know it? Have you ever seen a white lion? French charity animal protection agency "Caresse de Tigre" once rescued a male and a female white lion from the circus in 2018, and recently the white lions have had good news, they gave birth to 2 super cute little white lion babies!
The white lion couple was originally kept in captivity by humans, and the owner originally wanted to sell them to the circus and not keep them, but the charity "Caresse de Tigre" heard the news and raised money to buy the two white lions and send them to a protected area in northern France near Normandy. On July 28 this year, the white lion couple gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, the white lion baby is very healthy and cute, and the conservation staff named them "Simba and Nana" after the characters of "The Lion King"!
Newly born Simba and Nana, look like dogs, very spoiled, super cute! But many people will think that the white hair they show is because of albinism, but it is actually because of the "gene". The recessive gene in the white lion inhibits the formation of pigments, and if the white lion is inherited from this gene, it is very likely that the whole body will grow bright white hair.
In fact, the "white lion" species is quite rare in the world, although the white lion has a stunning pure white beautiful coat color, but it is not a good thing for survival in the wild, because it is too conspicuous will only attract enemies or humans to hunt, without "protective color" is difficult to survive! According to statistics, as of 2018, there are only about 11 wild white lions left in the world, and if they are included in captivity, scientists estimate that there are only 300 white lions in the world.
But unfortunately, Simba and Nana can't be kings and queens forever like in the movie "The Lion King". When Simba and Nana grow up to be lions, they will be sent to different shelters, Simba's new home will be in France, and Nana will be sent to England to take care of. I hope that in the future, these two little white lions can grow up smoothly and breed more adorable offspring!