Unlike traditional albinism, they still carry some traces of the pigment that creates their fur color. The White Tiger is an actual subspecies of Tiger, formally known as the White Bengal Tiger. Fact 5: Their white fur is not due to albinism This is believed to be caused by the weakened immune system linked to their genetic pigmentation. Together with the Siamese Cats and Himalayan Rabbits, the White Tiger has an enzyme that causes a reaction in their fur turning them darker when exposed to colder temperatures. On top of that, both parents must carry that unusual recessive white color gene in order to give birth to a white baby tiger cub. However this is extremely rare and happens only once in 10,000 births. Their white fur is the result of a lack of pigment called pheomelanin that occurs in natural orange tigers. Fact #3: Their white color is extremely rare
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Their stripes are also a part of their skin pigmentation, meaning that if shaved, their stripes would still be visible and regrow into their white coat. No two tigers will have the same pattern of stripes. Like all tigers, their stripes act like fingerprints. They are considered fully grown when they are 2-3 years old. They are bigger from birth and continue that pattern into their adult years. White Tigers have been observed to grow faster compared to their orange relatives. Here are some interesting facts about the White Tiger: White Tigers are in fact a subspecies of Tigers and are the pigmented variation of the Bengal Tiger, sometimes found in the wild on the Indian subcontinent. Due to their white coat they are often referred to as the bleached tiger. We have other articles on our website explaining more white tiger issues HERE.The White Tiger is one of the rarer relatives of the big cats.
We understand their allure but we hope, now that you know the suffering behind the beauty, you’ll help educate others about the truth, too. Now that breeders have produced so many, the price has dropped drastically and they’re no longer as valuable in the wildlife trade. White tiger cubs were once being sold for upwards of $50,000 each.Since the last known wild white tiger was shot dead in 1958, it’s the already inbred captive population we see today that’s being used for further breeding-for-profit.The other 29 cubs can typically be born deformed, or they’re considered the wrong color and euthanized, or they die shortly after birth due to genetic defects. The average number of cubs born to get one healthy white tiger cub exhibitors want is 1 in 30.Many tigers must be inbred multiple times to get the one perfect white tiger exhibitors like to market to the public.Captive inbreeding of white tigers results in high neonatal mortality rates, typically exceeding 80%.Normal tiger behavior in the wild prevents the kind of inbreeding that would be necessary to produce white cubs.It occurs in the wild possibly in as few as 1 in 10,000 wild tiger births. White fur is a very rare genetic mutation.They’re simply tigers that are born with white fur. White tigers are not a separate subspecies.The more people know, the more they won’t support the exploitation that goes into breeding white tigers. We hope you’ll learn these basic facts about white tigers. If white tigers are so rare, though, why are there so many in need of rescue? There have been others in the past and sadly, there will be more in the future. In 2017, The Wildcat Sanctuary is currently home to FIVE white tigers.
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