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South Africa, Timbavati-1, Octobe View gallery (21 photos)

White Lion sent on August 26, 2013 (16:20) by Paolo Stella. 0 comments, 443 views.

at 280mm, 1/80 f/5.6, ISO 200, hand held. Timbavati Nature Reserve, South Africa.

Timbavati Nature Reserve, Kruger NP, South Africa Il pelo bianco posseduto dai "leoni bianchi di Timbavati" non sono il prodotto di "albinismo" (una condizione relativamente comune derivante da un mancato sviluppo di pigmento), ma da un'altra condizione chiamata "leucismo", in cui la pelliccia è bianca ma gli occhi e la pelle sono pigmentati. Questo raro evento (anche definito un "mutazione cincillà") rappresenta una fase evolutiva nella progressiva perdita di pigmentazione. La mutazione bianca, che interessa due dei pigmenti coinvolti nella colorazione del pelo avviene solo quando si avverano due condizioni: -Entrambi i genitori sono portatori del recessivo "gene bianco" -La prole eredita il gene recessivo di ciascun genitore. Se un cucciolo riceve un gene dominante "fulvo" da entrambi i genitori, la sua pelliccia sarà fulvo. La leonessa può partorire due cuccioli 1 fulvo ed 1 bianco.

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