[In Pictures] Extremely Rare White Lion Cubs Born in Ukraine

They have been brought together to be raised by keepers at the Yalta Zoo. As yet the cubs have no names, but they will be given some in a few months when they grow up.

Five extremely rare white lion cubs were born two weeks ago in Ukraine, three of them in a safari park and two in a zoo in the coastal city of Yalta.

The five all share a recessive gene that gives them their unique pure white colour