all sorts of things – about people and countries
and animals – did you happen to learn about
White Lions? I know I didn’t, didn’t even know
they existed until I saw them at a Safari Zoo, then
learned they are not an anomaly but are a breed
unto themselves. Okay, that’s a bit of a stretch,
but the rare white lions of Timbavati are not albino,
their colour is due to a recessive gene variant
called leucistic. Their skin and coat colour vary
from pure white to tawny blonde, and, unlike
albino animals, they don’t have pink/red eyes
or skin – the colour of their eyes runs the gamut
from hazel-golden, to green, to blue. They’re in
danger of extinction but are also being protected
in zoos around the world.
*From E. Bachinsky’s poem For the Teen Moms
at the Valley Fair Mall (4.and furthermore)
from the book, Home of Sudden Service.
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