Zoo babies: white lion clubs

The white lion cubs are the result of a genetic mutation in some African lions.  (Andrej Isakovic / AFP/Getty Images)

A zookeeper cuddles one of the cubs.  (Andrej Isakovic / AFP/Getty Images)

The cubs are bottle-fed at Belgrade Zoo. The baby lions were rejected by their mother and are being raised by staff.  (Darko Vojinovic / Associated Press)

Also in October, two newborn white lion cubs were born at a private zoo in Borysew, Poland.   (Janek Skarzynski / AFP/Getty Images)

The white lion cubs also were abandoned by their mother, a white lion named Azira.   (Janek Skarzynski / AFP/Getty Images)

One of the cubs is fed at the home of Andrzej Pabich, owner of the private zoo.  (Janek Skarzynski / AFP/Getty Images)

The cubs’ mother, Azira, delivered a litter of white lion triplets last February too.  (Grzegorz Michalowski / EPA)