The White Lions of TimbavatiAn account of the discovery and lives of three white lions born in the Timbavati Nature Reserve in Africa, whose survival is in constant jeopardy because of their conspicuous color and lack of natural camouflage. |
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... white cubs , born in October 1975 . The fact that Tabby's cubs turned out to be white was , at the time , extraneous to McBride's academic work . But as he watched them grow , they became his prime concern . Their color may make them ...
... white cubs , born in October 1975 . The fact that Tabby's cubs turned out to be white was , at the time , extraneous to McBride's academic work . But as he watched them grow , they became his prime concern . Their color may make them ...
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... cubs and the fact that lionesses keep their young well hidden in the riverine bush makes the chances of young white cubs being seen in this area very slight . It is quite possible that white lions cubs have been born here in the past ...
... cubs and the fact that lionesses keep their young well hidden in the riverine bush makes the chances of young white cubs being seen in this area very slight . It is quite possible that white lions cubs have been born here in the past ...
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... white cubs , and the jeep clattered up an incline . " There they are ! There they are ! " Mike Burts whis- pered excitedly . " And the white cubs are with them . " Tabby and the cubs were walking obliquely away from us about sixty yards ...
... white cubs , and the jeep clattered up an incline . " There they are ! There they are ! " Mike Burts whis- pered excitedly . " And the white cubs are with them . " Tabby and the cubs were walking obliquely away from us about sixty yards ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
Two Families in the Lowveld | 15 |
Encounter in the Bush | 27 |
Copyright | |
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