Today, Lions are the second-largest cats (after tigers), but the most beautiful and majestic, and Black Lions also the most mysterious.On black lions constantly add up the myths, because no one can give reliable information about whether there are these beauties in nature or not.
abnormality fascinating
rumors about how somewhere in the recesses of the planet Earth black lions roam, arise mainly from the fact that such a color for them is extremely unusual and uncharacteristic.All used to seeing these big majestic cats yellow, sand, gold and sometimes white, but black nobody watched.Also, there are no reliable photos or videos, which show that black lions live in the wild.All the found photographs of these imaginary beauties, are the creation of advanced users "Photoshop".
Why not?
Why is the existence of such an animal as a black lion in nature categorically denied by scientists, as can be found in the savannas of albino lions, with snow-white mane and coat?
In fact, a complete negation of these cats in nature based on their inability to adapt to the environment.A lion albino - it is simply a victim of genetic mutations or they were born after inbreeding.
on adaptation
It tells Clark Tonzh - a scientist who specializes in mutations among the large cats - in the evolution of dark and black lions simply do not survive.The very nature favored lighter individuals, which means that today the possibility of their occurrence is close to zero.If the pack is still born lion cub, whose black hair, his death contributed to a number of factors:
- difficulties with regulators (the lion could die almost immediately after the birth of overheating);
- significantly lowered immunity;
- difficulties encountered when hunting (if the lion and can live up to the moment when the hunt had to go alone, its color does not allow him well hidden, and therefore, he could die of starvation).
If you ask biologists whether there are black lions, the answer you will hear that even if there are, it is clearly not in the wild, and only bred and reared in captivity.
not lose hope
Although both scientists and biologists in this regard are set extremely skeptical, someone still believes that in nature you can find the black lions.The views of these people is based on reports, once coming from Okovango and Persia, which tells of cases where local residents had seen a large black lion with black mane.
melanism
In nature you can find such a thing as albinism, when the animal is absolutely there are no spots and color in general, although it is quite rare.Melanism - is directly proportional to the opposite of albinism, the majority believes that the Lions have a black color due to this phenomenon, but nevertheless, this hypothesis is highly questionable.
