"There is sad news in our zoo: the white lion Yaros has passed away. He was almost 14 years old. Jaros was loved by everyone - both zoo staff and visitors, "the press service of the zoo reported.
The lion ate twice a day, he ate up to 7 kg of meat per day and often went around his possessions or rested in the shade of the canopy.
"The white color of lions is due to certain genetic mutations, and therefore the immunity in these animals is not as strong as in other relatives. Therefore, white lions are more vulnerable to various diseases, primarily age-related, which happened to Yaros, "the zoo explained.
At the same time, the animal managed to continue its genus, giving the zoo a "charming white lioness Avalanche", noted there.
On March 26, it became known that the lioness gave birth to three lion cubs in the Taigan Park in the Belogorsk district of crimea.