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White Lion Cubs!

Zookeepers at the Belgrade Zoo unveiled two rare baby white lions Sunday. The cubs were born last Tuesday, and are doing well. Their mother was a white lioness, but dad had normal colorings. White lions are a genetic rarity caused by the inheritance of two recessive genes. This is different from albinism, which is caused by a lack of pigmentation.

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Not to be confused with the 1980's glam rock legends White Lion, white lions are considered divine in some cultures, and a 2004 study counted only 30 surviving in the wild.

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