Ellen Trout Zoo’s Newest Addition Is A Baby White Lion

Will this little cat stay white? It would be really cool to have the cub grow into a big lion and keep it's fur color. We'll monitor the lion's growth and pigment over the years and keep people informed.

It's just cool with so many zoos having to either compete or embrace the Pokemon GO craze, meanwhile, Ellen Trout Zoo is effortlessly making the news with this cute white lion cub. You don't need to work very hard when you are making baby animals! These pictures are amazing, and even if he doesn't stay white, we will love him no matter what.  It is always so amazing to me, that we have such a great zoo in our area.

The following is from a press release from Ellen Trout Zoo;

Adia, the female African lion at the Ellen Trout Zoo, has given birth to her second cub. The first cub, Sango, born 4 years ago, had to be hand reared because Adia failed to produce milk. This time everything went well and mother and cub appear to be doing fine. Since this is her first experience rearing the cub, Zoo staffers have been careful around Adia to make sure she is not distracted from her maternal duties. Her primary caregivers have been watching, hopefully, for about 110 days and then on Friday, 15 July 2016 at 3:30 in the afternoon the little cub was discovered. However, it was a big surprise to see that the cub is white. Zoo Curator, Celia Falzone contacted the Lion Species Survival Plan (SSP) coordinator in an effort to determine the frequency of white lion births. According to SSP records, there has been one other white lion cub born in a North American zoo. That lion reverted to normal coloration when it was about six months old. Will this lion remain white? Only time will tell, but everyone at the Ellen Trout Zoo is thrilled at the birth and are happy that mother and cub appear to be doing so well.