Rare white lion born at Hungary zoo makes first public appearance
A rare white lion born in Hungary’s Szeged Zoo earlier this month made its public appearance last Friday.The mother Nadja gave birth without complications, Robert Veprik, the director of the Zoo told journalists, after a medical examination of Sonja.The father Timba has been separated from Sonja and Nadja for a few weeks.
“In the meantime, those interested can see Sonja in the lion's house; her steps are also followed by a camera, so she can be seen on a monitor and on the zoo's website even when she wanders away from the glass wall,” Global Times reported. According to reports, the cub is just a couple of weeks old and spends most of her time either eating or sleeping.
It would be wrong to call the white lions albinos. They aren't. Instead, it is due to a rare colour mutation. White lion cubs can be born only if both parents possess a recessive mutation in a gene that makes colored pigments called melanins, according to a National Geographic article.
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