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The Huachipa Zoo wants to warn its visitors of the rarity of this species, whose world population barely exceeds one thousand.
Two white lions are starting this Thursday the new attraction of Huachipa Zoo, which for the first time It houses in Peru specimens of this unique species, considered very rare and endangered.
The couple, a female and a male of 4 and 5 months respectively, arrived at the Mexico Zoo, as part of a program of animal exchange with other zoos. After a quarantine period, the two lions first received public visits to see their distinctive white fur.
Difference with the Classic Lion
Veterinarian Celia Díaz, responsible for the Zoo's education, explained that white lions differ from albinos in that they have the color of their eyes and that the white color of their skin is due to a recessive inhibitory gene that acts in the same way in the case of white tigers.
Young lions, playful and naughty like all cats of their age, weigh on average 50 kilos and each eat about 5 kilograms of beef and chicken a day, said his caregiver, Amadeo Hermosa.
Habitat at the Zoo
In their environment, specially arranged for them with elements that simulate their natural habitat of the African savannah, the two lions have green spaces, small meadows and a pond water to feed, rep Dare, frolic, rest and sleep.
With his exhibition, the Huachipa Zoo wants to warn his visitors about the rarity of this species, whose world population exceeds barely a thousand copies, so that he is aware of the For this reason, the Zoo has launched on Facebook a campaign to name the two lions that will end on August 16, when both copies will be baptized. (EFE)
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