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When: October 27, 2018
Where: Mondo Verde Landgraaf, The Netherlands
With the sun not quite as harh in this photo, you can really see those stunning, surprisingly pale baby eyes 
Species: Southeast African, Transvaal or Kalahari Lion (Witte leeuw)
Latin name: Panthera Leo Krugeri syn. Panthera Leo Melanochaita
Originates from southern Africa, rangingfrom southern Namibia to southeastern Mozambique.
Did you know:
…Southeast African Lion are a subspecies of the African Lion.
…White Lions are a color mutation of Transvaal Lions. This is called leucism, and in Lions it only occurs in this particular subspecies.
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Comments: 47
White Lions, there's always something SO mystifying about them
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I agree; I've spend a lot of time with this family visiting them at the zoo, and I haven't been able to put my finger on it yet.
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The fluff and the smile make for a very adorable cub
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Hihi, I can totally see that
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I can't tell the difference between this and young Simba's face in the Mufasa death scene in the new lion king.
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Aww, I like to think of this more as a smile than a scream of terror and sadness...
But one of the weirdest things to me (and I was warned by a colleague) was that they made such a real-life version (or as close as one can make an animation) and they made the lips move is human speak 
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I know it's more a smile but my point is that they look the same, regardless.
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That they do
It's the same for a yawn and a snarl.
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Haven't seen the movie in actual years and still my first thought was "Simba!"
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Haha, yeah, that's a very quick thought! Baby lion = Simba
Though in this case, the knock-off with the white lion might is more fitting (Kimba)
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I have a whole series of video tapes in one of the bookcases back home
There's a lot of fanart of him on DA too
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ohhh lord now i'm gonna have to go hunt this down
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Very cute animal...and it's not often you see a white lion.
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Thank you very much
You're right, though they're becoming a bit more present in zoos nowadays. And I took way too many photos of this litter
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Thanks 
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This live action Kimba the White Lion looks far better than the live action Lion King XD
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Haha, I think it's the amount of fluff!
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But to be serious, it's a super cute kitty ^^ one that will grow ferocious and dangerous, but for now a super cute fluffball ^^
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Looks like this cutie has a lot to say 
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Haha, sometimes they 
Thanks
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