A friend today placed on his facebook page a picture of a black lion, is there really such a rare animal? I have seen white tigers, and even a white wallaby. But is there such an animal as a black lion?
Origins: This image of a black lion has been widely reposted on Facebook, typically accompanied by messages imploring viewers to "Like" the large feline (e.g., "How many likes for him?"). The picture is a nothing more than a digital fabrication which was originally posted to the deviantART web site back in March of 2012, however — a manipulated image of a white lion:
