Casper The White Lion is Eight years old.
Watch a tribute to Casper and his three Shish Brothers.
Casper The White Lion and his Shish Brothers were born into the Shishangaan Pride in July 2014.
They were fathered by ‘Xihamham’ and his Brother ‘Old Grumpy’ – The remaining two Kings of the original seven males of the Old Mega Shishangaan Lion Pride.
Casper and his three Brothers: Casanova, Footloose and Mfowethu currently control the Satara Pride and are often seen around Satara Rest-camp in Kruger National Park South Africa.
Casper the White Lion is ONE of only THREE White Lions currently alive in the wild.
The other two wild White Lions – Brother and Sister – are from the Birmingham Pride and their territory are in the Ngala Private Game Reserve to the west of Kruger National Park some 60 Km west of Satara.
The reason why White Lions are so incredibly rare is because the mating female and the male must both possess the recessive gene called leucism in order to produce a white lion cub. The likelihood of both lions having this gene is extremely uncommon, which is why these pale-coloured lions are so special.
For Casper to survive in the harsh wilderness for so long can only be described as a miracle! Thank you Casper, the whole world love you and your Brothers!
We wish Casper the white lion a happy 8th birthday.
May the Shish Brothers still have many save and fruitful years ahead and may they conquer many more Lion Prides with lots of offspring and hopefully a white lion cub or two.
Casper baby photo courtesy Singita – Read more: https://singita.com/archive/wildlife/introducing-the-shishangaan-lions/
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– If there are animals in the road, immediately stop at least 20 m from them
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