A genuine black lion. He has melanism, a recessive trait where the skin and fur are all black. Edited to add: I have been informed that this is actually a photoshopped image.  Perhaps I was all too eager to believe such a gorgeous creature could be real!

A genuine black lion. He has melanism, a recessive trait where the skin and fur are all black.

Edited to add: I have been informed that this is actually a photoshopped image.  Perhaps I was all too eager to believe such a gorgeous creature could be real!

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