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  White Tiger - white bengal tiger facts
Earth's most rare and enchanting animal "The White Tiger" was captured in the year 1951 by HH Shri Martand Singhji Rewain the jungles of Govindgarh adjoining to Bandhavgarh Tiger Reservein the erstwhile Central Indian Kingdom of Maharajas Of Rewa now a district of Madhya Pradesh in India.
The white tiger is a reccessive gene carier and according to some the white fur is due to the absence of yellow pigmentation.
White Bengal Tiger fact: White Tiger is not a seperate species as many people argue the phenomena is due to a reccessive gene which dominates in some tigers in a period of ages.
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  White tiger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
White tigers are Bengal tigers or tigers of mixed Bengal/Amur ancestry with pink noses, white-to-creme coloured fur and fl, grey or chocolate-coloured stripes.
The tigers' colour is caused by a recessive gene.
In 2004 a blue-eyed, stripeless white tiger was born at a wildlife refuge in Alicante, Spain.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White_tiger   (2235 words)

  
 White tiger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are several hundred white tigers worldwide (this number increases annually), all of whom can trace their ancestry back to Mohan, a white Bengal tiger caught in Rewa, India.
Contrary to popular belief, white tigers are not an endangered species in their own right, but are a mutant form of the orange Bengal tigers.
Stripeless white tiger cubs occurred at Cincinnati Zoo, but were believed to be sterile.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: White Tiger   (Site not responding. Last check: )
White tigers are Bengal tigers or tigers of mixed Bengal/Amur ancestry with pink noses, white-to-cream colored fur and fl, gray or chocolate-colored stripes.
Tigers have a ground coloration ranging from a rusty orange to yellow orange color, with its underbody and face being creamy to white, and are flanked by large vertical stripes.
White tigers, like other white animals such as lions, are not albinos because they have stripes and their eyes have color: being blue and not pink or red.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/White-Tiger   (666 words)

  
 White Tigers
Consider this: Only 1 in 4 tiger cubs from a white tiger bred to an orange tiger carrying the white gene are born white, and 80% of those die from birth defects associated with the inbreeding necessary to cause a white coat.
One of the Indian origin tigers carrying the recessive gene for the white color was the mother of the second litter of white tigers born at the Cinncinnati Zoo in 1976.
The truth is that all the white tigers currently in the United States are not even Bengal tigers but are worthless hybrids or crossbreds originating from normal colored offspring born to a pure Siberian male tiger and a pure Bengal female tiger that were kept together during the 1960's at the Sioux Falls, S.D. Zoo.
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 White Tiger Information,White Tiger Wildlife Information,Wildlife info on White Tiger
White tigers are an Asian species, found from the frozen tundra of the Soviet Far East, south to the humid jungles of Malaya and Indonesia, and west to the hot, hardwood forests of India.
The white tiger controversy among zoos is a small part ethics and a large part economics.
For example, the tiger SSP has condemned breeding white tigers because of their mixed ancestry (most have been hybridized with other subspecies or are of unknown lineage) and because they serve no conservation purpose.
www.indiantiger.org /white-tigers/white-tiger-information.html   (343 words)

  
 San Diego Zoo's Animal Profiles for Kids: White Tiger
Because Blanca is a white tiger, she isn’t part of the Zoological Society of San Diego's tiger breeding program.
White tigers aren't a true species, but a mutation.
It's believed that all white tigers in the U.S. are descendants of a single white tiger named Maharaja, and are therefore not genetically unique.
www.sandiegozoo.org /kids/animal_profile_tiger.html   (470 words)

  
 White Tiger,White Tigers,White Bengal Tiger
White tigers are very rare and exotic species of tigers, which is very different from other tigers in terms of having ice-blue eyes, a pink nose, and creamy white fur with chocolate colored stripes.
During this same century, the Bengal Tiger population has dropped from 40,000 to a low of 1,800 tigers, and approximately 100,000 have lived and died, suggesting that as few as one in every 10,000 tigers is white.
White tigers are one of the members of depleting species of tiger, with a population of less than 133 in the world, all of which are confined to life in captivity.
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 White Tigers
White tigers are white colored bengals, they are not albinos and they are not a seperate subspecies of tigers.
White tigers are born to tigers that carry the unusual gene needed for white coloring.
White tigers are born to Bengal tigers that carry an unusual gene needed for white coloring.
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 Tiger 3, White tigers, Siberian tiger, animation, Join webring
White tigers are basicaly a color variant of the Bengal tiger and are rarely found in the wild.
Tigers are an Asian species, found from the frozen tundra of the Soviet Far East, south to the humid jungles of Malaya and Indonesia, and west to the hot, hardwood forests of India.
During this same century, the Bengal tiger population has dropped from 40,000 to a low of 1,800 tigers, and approximately 100,000 have lived and died, suggesting that as few as one in every 10,000 tigers is white.
www.frontiernet.net /~cgrafe/tiger3.html   (783 words)

  
 White Tiger, India Travelog
The white tiger is born to a Bengal tiger that has the gene needed for white coloring.
Life span: White tigers in the wild live to be about 10 to 15 years while tigers in zoos usually live between 16 and 20 years.
White tigers are born to Bengal tigers that carry an unusual gene needed for white coloring.
www.indiatravelog.com /tiger/white-tiger.html   (433 words)

  
 White Tiger
White tigers have extremely strong jaws and teeth, which are very helpful in catching their prey.
White tigers have a very strong sense of smell, and their eyesight is rather sharp.
White tiger habitat has been reduced and a photo of the captive animals may be viewed on farms.
www.white-tigers.org /white-tigers-general-information.htm   (640 words)

  
 ~Life Paths, Animal Totems & Earth Medicine, Spirit of White TIger
Being thus endowed, the white of the tiger appears to the eyes of potential prey, to be innocuous areas of sunlight in the forest or jungle, while the stripes provide the illusion of shadow.
All tigers, including the White Tiger, are not typical of their other feline cousins in that they not only tolerate water, they actually enjoy swimming, playing and indulging themselves in ponds and streams and will spend a good deal of the hot days in frolicking in and around water sources.
White Tiger reminds us that although we are All One, it is the specialized contribution of the Individual that begins the spark that later becomes the blazing torch that illuminates the night, growing brighter with each individual spirit that contributes their own unique Light.
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 White Bengal Tiger
All white tigers in the various zoos (circuses ?) across the world are the progeny of a white male tiger which was captured in 1951 from the Bagri forests of Central India (Madhya Pradesh) by the then Maharaja of Rewa (a former state of India).
Of course the most famous white tiger of all (later christened 'Mohan') and the grand patriarch of most of the white tigers in the world was the one that was last captured from the jungles around Rewa in 1951 by his Highness Shri Martand Deo Singh.
It was through Mohini that the white tiger line came to the United States through the National Zoo in Washington D.C., From there, two of Mohini's offspring, a brother and sister, were bred at the Cincinnati Zoo and their daughter, Kesari, founded the Cincinnati white tiger line.
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 Great Cat Adventures White Tiger
RANGE: The white tiger origin was recorded in India during the start of the HB Mughal period from 1556 to 1605 A.D. During the last 100 years, only about 12 such white tigers have been seen in India, resulting in 1 in every 10,000.
A white tiger can be born from a mating of two orange tigers carrying the recessive gene, known as a double recessive allele.
The white tiger was hunted to extinction from the 1700's by the Maharajah, who thought if he killed the Great Ghost Cat, it would bring him spiritual greatness.
www.greatcatadventures.com /html/whitetiger.html   (297 words)

  
 Tiger
In general the tiger is a forest dweller but can also be found in grass land and swamp margins beyond woodland areas - they are never far from a source of water, are strong swimmers and have a particular love of bathing in pools and lakes in hotter regions.
Depending on the size of its prey the tigers killing bite is usually to the throat or neck of its victim - with smaller animals a bite to the neck is often sufficient to sever the spinal chord, whilst with larger prey the throat bite is preferred, gripping the animal until it finally suffocates.
The white tiger is not a true albino - it is simply has less dark coloured pigment in its coat - this is sometime known as a 'chinchilla' mutation.
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 White Siberian Tiger
White tigers do not comprise a particular species; instead they are mutant forms of the existing orange tiger variants.
White tigers are therefore not considered endangered, even though they are extremely rare in the wild.
White tigers are the result of a double recessive allele in the genetic code.
www.siberiantiger.info /white.php   (544 words)

  
 ITM's White Tiger Formulas
The name White Tiger was chosen because, in the Chinese system of classification, the white tiger is the representative of the West.
A characteristic of the tiger is its stealth (remaining hidden), and the silent crouch that it holds (for as long as necessary) before striking vigorously.
White Tiger formulations may incorporate vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, hormones, and other substances that have been determined to have a positive health benefit, as well as utilizing Chinese herbs and some Western herbs.
www.itmonline.org /whitetgr.htm   (407 words)

  
 White Tiger   (Site not responding. Last check: )
White Tigers are colored Bengal; they are not albino and are not a separate subspecies of tigers.
White Tigers are born tigers that carry an unusual gene needed for white coloring.
White Tigers ususually stay in an area from about 10 to 30 square miles where there is enough pray, cover/shelter and water to support them.
www.msdmv.k12.in.us /mvjhs/staff/Teams/South6/Jahn/ktkwhitetiger.html   (340 words)

  
 Kids For Tigers - The Tiger's Den - All About Tigers - Tiger Species
Almost all white tigers are descendants of a white tiger who was captured in a forest by the Maharaja of Rewa in 1951.
A tiger with one white allele and one orange one is called a carrier and is coloured orange.
The Amoy tiger is found in central and eastern China and is considered to be the evolutionary ancestor of all the other tiger sub-species.
kidsfortigers.org /tigersden/tigerspecie.php   (1270 words)

  
 The White Bengal Tiger and The Siberian Tiger   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The first known White Tiger was captured in the jungles of Rewa in 1951, by the Maharaja of Rewa.
White Bengals are simply the result of the mating of two tigers which both carry the unusual genes
White Tigers are rarely seen in the wild, and is estimated that about 1 of every 10,000 tigers turns out to
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 White Tiger,India White Bengal Tiger Tour,Royal Bengal Tiger India
This specific tiger is neither an albino nor a separate subspecies of the tiger.
The cheeks, throat, abdomen, insides of the legs and ears are all white; the eyes are dark brown or amber coloured, the nose- and paw-pads are pinkish.
The white tigers are exception to this normal colour pattern.
www.popular-india.com /wildlife-india/white-tiger.html   (308 words)

  
 White Tiger Facts,Fascinating Facts of White Tiger,Useful White Tiger Facts
The first white tiger to be captured was not, as is often claimed, the famed Mohan.
Tiger stripes are like human fingerprints; no two tigers have the same pattern of stripes.
Tigers have fully developed canines by 16 months of age, but they do not begin making their own kills until about 18 months of age.
www.indiantiger.org /white-tigers/white-tiger-facts.html   (495 words)

  
 White Bengal Tiger,Regions of White Bangal Tiger,White Bengal Tiger Regions
The white tiger is born to a bengal tiger that has the recessive gene needed for white coloring.
White Tigers possesss 30 large teeth ranging from 2.5 to 3 inches.
Tigers keep their young with them for 2 or 3 years until the young tigers can fend for themselves.
www.indiantiger.org /white-tigers/white-bengal-tiger.html   (485 words)

  
 The White Tiger   (Site not responding. Last check: )
You've all seen pictures of white tigers by this point, but you might not know the story of where these cats came from or how they got to be on the wall of every frame shop/print gallery that you walk in to...
This is made worse by the fact that, in the rush to produce more white tigers, not much attention was paid to the lineage of the other animals being bred into the line.
I think the white tiger is possibly the most beautiful animal on earth, but we have plenty of them now...They are pseudo-domestic animals totally unsuited for life in the wild...and if there are only 50 Chinese Tigers left...I'd rather someone spend MY zoo admission on THEM.
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 Wilderness Diagnosis: What Is the White Bengal Tiger's Future? By Swati Mishra
The tiger population was large, with a vast forest as its habitat.
White tigers are members of this depleting species of tiger, with a population of less than 133 in the world, all of which are confined to life in captivity.
In my research of White tigers, the depression statistics ranged from 43.48% to 60.37%, calculated in the first decade of their breeding in four different institutions (three in India, one in the UK), as can be seen below in Figure 1.
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 white tiger stuffed animal and other stuffed animal items
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 Snow White Tiger,Snow White Tigers in Forests,Snow White Tigers in Indian Forests
A snow white tiger is able to kill a full grown adult bull gaur, and yet can be killed by a wild boar and wild dogs.
The average tiger litter is normally 2/3 cubs (largest 5), One unfortunatly dies at birth.
Tiger cubs are born blind and weigh only about 2/3 pounds, depending on the subspecies.
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