The cuteness of these rare white lion cubs is too much to handle
Fiercely adorable.
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Lili Sams
Lili Sams is a Photo Editor at Mashable, where she works to tell compelling stories utilizing the visual medium of photography. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism .
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Five rare white lion cubs made their formal debut to the public in an enclosure of the "XII months" private zoo north of Kiev, Ukraine.
The adorable male lion cubs were born in the zoo about two months ago to African lions named Ivanna and Ludvig.
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Five lion cubs are a record number in one litter. Most white lions live in captivity, as the rare color mutation is widely believed to make it difficult for them to survive in the wild.
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So take a moment and welcome these little guys into the world.
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A keeper holds a one of five lion cubs prior to their presentation at the "Twelve Months" Zoo in Demydiv village, some 40 km from Kiev on August 11, 2016. Five male lion cubs were born in the zoo about two months ago to African lions Ivanna and Ludvig. / AFP / SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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A zookeeper holds on of five lion cubs prior to a press presentation at the "Twelve Months" Zoo in Demydiv village, some 40 kms from Kiev on August 11, 2016. Five male lion cubs were born in the zoo about two months ago to African lions Ivanna and Ludvig. / AFP / SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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A zookeeper weighs one of five lion cubs prior to a press presentation at the "Twelve Months" Zoo in Demydiv village, some 40 kms from Kiev on August 11, 2016. Five male lion cubs were born in the zoo about two months ago to African lions Ivanna and Ludvig. / AFP / SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Lili Sams
Lili Sams is a Photo Editor at Mashable, where she works to tell compelling stories utilizing the visual medium of photography. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism .
