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May 23, 2013 · White tigers were first recorded in India in the 1500s, but the last wild one was shot in 1958. Still, this spectral animal thrives in captivity. Its captivating white coat and blue eyes have made ...
- Captivity
- Worldwide
- 20 years
- 3 meters (10 ft)
- They are white due to a lack of the pigment pheomelanin. Pheomelanin imparts a range of red and yellow pigments that produce the orange coloration of the tiger – and is found in other tigers, such as the bengal tiger, with orange color fur.
- They should be exceptionally rare. White tigers are often erroneously described as an endangered species, even in some zoos, and while they are very uncommon, there’s a good reason for this rarity.
- There are likely zero wild white tigers. Of the roughly 4,500 tigers left in the wild today, it’s unlikely that any of them are white. Despite hundreds of captive examples, this is not a trait that occurs – or should occur – frequently in the wild.
- White bengal tigers are typically larger. White bengal tigers grow faster and are generally larger than the orange bengal tiger, both at birth, and when they are fully grown adults.
White Bengal tigers are fully grown when they are 2–3 years of age. White male tigers reach weights of 200 to 230 kilograms (440 to 510 lb) and can grow up to 3 meters (9.8 ft) in length. As with all tigers, the white Bengal tiger's stripes are like fingerprints, with no two tigers having the same pattern.
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Jul 13, 2021 · 2. White tigers in captivity exist due to inbreeding. The white tiger is a result of a rare genetic mutation and the most efficient way to breed them is by using two tigers who have the recessive genes needed to produce offspring with a white coat. In captive breeding facilities these two individuals are often related, making inbreeding common.
