Male white lion (Panthera leo krugeri) with blue eyes. The white lion is only found in wildlife reserves in South Africa,where it is selectively bred. It is a rare colour mutation of the kruger subspecies and it is not an albino,but a leucistic. Leucism is a condition where pigment reduced in animals. Unlike albinism,it is caused by a reduction of all types of skin or hair pigment,not just melanin. Photographed in the Sanbona Nature Reserve,Western Cape,South Africa | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Camacho, Tony |
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