does the former big cat come in different colours?
Yes, the  white lion
Lion
The white lion is a rare morph with a genetic condition called leucism which is caused by a double recessive allele.
what is the scientific name for a lion "Panthera leo" where does one normally find lions? Grasslands and savannas where do they derive their name from? The generic name "Panthera" is traceable to the classical Latin word 'panthēra' and the ancient Greek word πάνθηρ 'panther', similar to the Sanskrit word पाण्डर "pând-ara" meaning 'pale yellow, whitish, white can you name some subspecies of this animal? "P. l. leo" and "P. l. persica" how do these animals look? Muscular, deep-chested body, short, rounded head, round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail who was the first to describe them? UNANSWERABLE what status does the third language which the name of the animal is derived from hold? It is a classical language of South Asia belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It is the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism and how many vowels does it contain? UNANSWERABLE
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Lion [SEP] Colour variation
The white lion is a rare morph with a genetic condition called leucism which is caused by a double recessive allele. It is not albino; it has normal pigmentation in the eyes and skin. White lions have occasionally been encountered in and around Kruger National Park and the adjacent Timbavati Private Game Reserve in eastern South Africa. They were removed from the wild in the 1970s, thus decreasing the white lion gene pool. Nevertheless, 17 births have been recorded in five prides between 2007 and 2015. White lions are selected for breeding in captivity. They have reportedly been bred in camps in South Africa for use as trophies to be killed during canned hunts.