Gorgeous White Bengal Tiger - whitetiger116854

Beautiful and Large White Bengal Tiger

The white tiger is an extreme rarity in the wild with the pool of breeding animals limited to a small... more

by Frank J Benz

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Gorgeous White Bengal Tiger - whitetiger116854

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Frank J Benz

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Beautiful and Large White Bengal Tiger

The white tiger is an extreme rarity in the wild with the pool of breeding animals limited to a small number of white tigers held in captivity. While there are fairly large numbers of white tigers in captivity, it is claimed that the last white tiger ever seen in the wild was shot in 1958.

The White Bengal Tiger is a very large mammal and as a member of the cat family is one of the most recognized mammals on earth, not only for its distinctive striped fur but also its intimidating size.

White Tigers are Bengal Tigers, they are not albinos and they are not their own species. A White Tiger occurs when two Bengal Tigers that have a recessive gene controlling the color of the coat are bred.

White Tigers are somewhat of a novelty, they are extremely rare in the wild for a reason that there are possibly as few as 1 in 10,000 wild tiger births. The White Tiger is considered by many as a bad genetic mutation that Mother Nature eliminates.

The White Tiger mutation being so rare in the wild and due to this mutation taking away their ability to camouflage well the White Tiger rarely will live long enough to pass on their genes.

This mutation is so rare that it is estimated that only one in every 10,000 tigers born in the wild is white. Due to this mutation robbing them of their camouflage, white tigers in the wild rarely survive long enough to pass on their genes and is a main reason that they are normally only found in captivity.

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May 18th, 2020