The Genetic Marker that makes White Lions unique has not yet been identified by science.The earliest recorded sighting of white lions in the Timbavati region,Kruger, was in 1938. However, the oral records of African elders indicate that these unique animals survived in this region for many centuries.The unique white lion gene is carried by certain of the tawny coloured lions in the region, and white cubs occurred in numerous prides in the region.