-The
first known White Tiger
was captured in the
jungles of Rewa in 1951,
by the Maharaja of Rewa.
-The White Tiger has pale
icy blue eyes, white fur
with dark stripes, pink
nose and pink paw pads.
-The White Tiger is not
an albino.
-The female produces 3 -
4 cubs with each
pregnancy.
-Golden offspring that
carry the white gene are
called Heterozygous.
-Most White Tigers are
Bengals, although some
are Bengal - Siberian
crosses.
-White tigers have long
been extinct in the wild.
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-Size:
male to 3 m (10 ft.),
female to 2.7 m (9 ft.)
-Weight: male to 225 kg
(500 lb.), female to 135
kg (300 lb.); largest
existing member of the
cat family
-LifeSpan: average
probably not more than 15
years in the wild...16 to
18 years in controlled
environments
i-Habitat:
tropical jungle, brush,
marsh lands, and tall
grasslands in fragmented
areas of Bangladesh,
Nepal, India, Bhuton, and
Burma
-Diet: medium to large
prey such as pigs, deer,
antelopes, and buffalo
-There are 5 existing
sub-species of tiger:
Siberian, Bengal,
Indo-Chinese, Chinese and
the Sumatran.
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