A rare white lion cub has made its first public appearance at a zoo in east China, delighting visitors.
The male cub, named Simba after the animated character from Disney's The Lion King, was born on February 13 at the Nantong Forest Safari Park in Jiangsu province after a successful artificial insemination.
Adorable footage and images show the baby animal playing with another African lion cub and jumping around in their enclosure on Thursday in front of thrilled visitors.
The young male cub, named Simba after the animated character from Disney's The Lion King, was born on February 13 at the Nantong Forest Safari Park in Jiangsu province after a successful artificial insemination
Adorable images show the baby animal playing with another African lion cub and jumping around in their enclosure on Thursday in front of thrilled visitors. Another photo shows little feisty Simba licking its nose
Simba was the first white lion to be born at the Nantong zoo after being conceived using in vitro fertilisation
Another clip shows little feisty Simba licking its nose and mischievously biting a zookeeper's trousers.
Simba was the first white lion to be born at the Nantong zoo after being conceived using in vitro fertilisation, according to the park in a news release yesterday.
The cub only weighed about 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) when it was born and its mother had difficulties nursing it on her own, the zoo said.
Can't keep my hands off! Sima is seen playing and frolicking with another African lion cub in their enclosure at the park
The cub only weighed about 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) when it was born and its mother had difficulties nursing it on her own, the zoo said
The baby white lion made its first public appearance yesterday, delighting visitors at the Nantong Forest Safari Park
Simba started eating meat when it was 23 days old and its current daily diet includes beef, chicken, chicken bones and eggs
Thanks to its keepers' special care over the weeks, Simba now weighs
