Author: MCBRIDE, CHRIS
Title: The White Lions of Timbavati
Description: London, Paddington Press. 1977, First. (ISBN: 0448226774). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 220 pages. Coloured photographic illustrations throughout. In this world of disappearing and endangered natural species, a phenomenon has taken place that could mark the beginning of a new strain of lions. White lions - not albinos, but normal healthy lions, as white as polar bears, with eyes only a shade lighter than the golden yellow of a tawny lion's eyes. This is the fascinating account of their discovery as well as the touching story of one family's compassion and concern for their survival - a survival in constant jeopardy because of their conspicuous whiteness, their total lack of camouflage. Their are three white lions in the Timbavati Nature Reserve in the Lowveld of the northeastern Transvaal: Temba and Tombi, brother and sister born in 1975; and Phuma, a female born in 1976 to a different lioness. 2. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: Timbavati Nature Reserve, Transvaal, Lions 0448226774


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