Description
When: November 21, 2019
Where: Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen, The Netherlands
When this male Lion, named Credo, finally came up close to us, I had to try an actual head shot. He looks like he's all mane this way Which isn't altogether untrue - he does have a mighty crown of mane.
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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