African White Lions
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
African White Lions
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
The white lion is a rare color mutation of the Timbavati area. White lions are the same as the tawny (African) lion (Panthera leo krugeri) found in some wildlife reserves in South Africa and in zoos around the world. White lions are not a separate subspecies and are thought to be indigenous to the Timbavati region of South Africa for centuries, although the earliest recorded sighting in this region was in 1938. Regarded as divine by locals,white lions first came to public attention in the 1970s in Chris McBride's book The White Lions of Timbavati. Up until 2009, when the first pride of white lions was reintroduced to the wild, it was widely believed that the white lion could not survive in the wild. It is for this reason that a large part of the population of white lions now reside in zoos.
FEATURED 8/23/14 in "Big Cats, Wild Cats"
FEATURED 8/25/14 in "Photography is My Passion"
FEATURED 11/25/14 in "Animals and Birds in the Wild"
FEATURED 3/6/15 in "Images That Excite You"
FEATURED 3/10/15 in "3 A Day AAA Images"
FEATURED 3/12/15 in "Premium FAA Artists"
FEATURED 3/21/15 in "Animal Love"
FEATURED 3/2/15 in "Wildlife One A Day"
FEATURED 7/7/15 in "500 Views"
FEATURED 5/20/16 in "FAA Portrait Gallery"
FEATURED 5/24/16 in "Our 4 Legged Friends"
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August 22nd, 2014
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Comments (17)
Mariola Bitner
Congratulations on your outstanding artwork! It has been chosen to be FEATURED in the group “500 VIEWS.”
Jerome Stumphauzer
What a great capture! Love your travel portfolio. This shot reminds me of both my lions ("Am I Boring You?") and my giraffes "The Kiss." All the best to you, Aloha, Jerome
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Jerome - I really like your "Spirit of Van Gogh" portrait!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"