This is Michael, a beautiful male Timbavati White Lion who’s from South Africa. Michael arrived at Tiger World from a conservation center in Africa. Michael spent the customary time in quarantine but is now on display for the world to see in his state-of-the-art interactive habitat, Timbavati Falls.
White Lions are only native to an area in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. White Lions are not albino. They represent a unique condition called leucism; where a recessive gene causes a loss of pigmentation in the skin and fur, but not the lips, eyes, or paw pads.
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