Menalism Lion
Melanism is a rare congenital condition involving an abnormal increase in the amount of dark pigment melanin naturally present in a given organism.
Menalism lion. The melanism lion mila doesn t like the lack of attention that comes with working at home. An image of a black lion has been widely reposted on facebook typically accompanied by messages imploring viewers to like the large feline e g how many likes for him. Historically it inhabited much of western asia and the middle east up to northern india. In other words a black mountain lion has never been trapped shot killed by an automobile photographed or bred in a zoo in recorded history.
As yet however no confirmed specimens of melanistic lions have been discovered. If they did and were wholly black in colour they would most probably be melanistic specimens. Melanism is a recessive biological function present is a number of animals and birds in which the dark colored pigment melanin is developed in the skin and fur giving the animal a dark or black colored appearance. Cat cats kitty meow kitten.
Redirected from melanistic asiatic lion the asiatic lion is a panthera leo leo population in india. Analogous if not homologous genetically with black panthers melanistic leopards and mutant all black individuals of other felid species. That is not to say that no such lions could ever occur it s just that none has been discovered so far. The term melanism refers to black pigment and is derived from the greek.
It is only those photos of so called black lions examined here that have been shown to be fake. Melanism is the increased development of the dark colored pigment melanin in the skin or hair. In this article we will discuss the causes and effects of melanism in animals. Why they attract such interest is that according to mainstream zoology black lions simply do not exist.
Its current range is restricted to the gir national park and environs in the indian state of gujarat.