Happy Birthday, Casper The White Lion is nine years old.
Watch the story of Casper and his three Shish brothers from 2014 up to 2023.
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, the remaining two kings of the original seven males of the Old Mega Shishangaan Lion Pride.
Update: Recently, Xihamham was killed by the two Trichardt males.
Casper and his three brothers, Casanova, Footloose, and Mfowethu, currently control the Satara and Nsemani Lion Prides and are often seen around Satara Rest Camp and Nsemani Dam in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Casper the White Lion is one of only three adult white lions currently alive in the wild.
The other two wild White Lions-male and female-are from the Birmingham Pride, and their territory is in the Ngala Private Game Reserve to the west of Kruger National Park, some 60 km west of Satara.
There are rumors that the female recently gave birth to a white cub.
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-colored 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 loves you and your brothers!
We wish Casper the white lion a happy 9th birthday.
May the Shish Brothers still have many safe 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: singita.com/archive/wildlife/...
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