Most Expensive Pet (Exotic)
Written by: jeremy Filed Under: Luxury, World on August 23rd, 2007The reasons for owning exotic pets are as varied as the species of the pets themselves. One may buy a pet for the aesthetic qualities of its coat, the impression that owning such a rare and/or expensive animal makes on others or even for the unique offspring that may result from its union with another rare breed. Animal lovers may procure rare snakes, birds or even primates in pursuit of their interests. The most expensive pet in the world, however, is a cat.
It’s no house cat, though. The white lion cub fetches a price of around $138,000 and hails from South Africa, where it was seen as a divine creature by some locals. Its rarity can be attributed to the fact that the white lion is not a subspecies of lion but, rather, the result of a recessive gene. Furthermore, the white lion’s coat lends itself less to hunting and more to being hunted.
White Lion Cubs
Instead, the world’s most expensive pet is often selectively bred with other white lions in captivity. While this is by no means a sure way to produce another white lion, it has resulted in some 300 of the rare animals being accounted for as of 2004.
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what a cute little thing
i love the white lion it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
i luv them
i want one! its sooo cute!……hmmm i am lookin to get a new pet…..but no one tht costs more than a car! …….but i still want one! <333333
:0 :0 :0 so cute i want on but look at the damn price no way i will ever afford a pet like that!
but there so damn cute!
I know you guys will think i’m lying but my aunt has one of those. We named it diamond. i play with it everyday. they are really friendly. and very active.
Breeding these lions, much like breeding white tigers, is cruel! They mate them with their own siblings because that increases the chances of the offspring having white fur (recessive + recessive), which often results in deformed, mutated cats. Whoever thought to put such a big pricetag on inbreeding is SICK!
Awwww!!!