Free Photo: African Lions at the Philadelphia Zoo in Pennsylvania

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A male and female African lion safely away from the public, behind the fencing of it's enclosure at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, PA

African lions are normally tawny colored. For centuries, rumors of the mysterious white lion circulated South Africa. Legend had it that white lions would emerge from the bush only once every century to show their pure white coats, representing the good in all creatures. Scattered reports of their existence began in 1928 and continued over the next 47 years, until a litter containing two white cubs was seen at Timbavati Game Reserve, Africa in 1975. Timbavati lions are the only white lions known to be in existence. The white lion is not albino; it carries the recessive white gene. The unique genetic combination that results in a white lion is widely considered to be eliminated in the wild population today. (source: http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/zoo/Meet-Our-Animals/Mammals/Carnivores/African-Lion.htm)

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