The White Tiger
The white tiger is probably one of the most exciting animals you could see if you could find one. The white tiger is extremely rare in the wild, and most white tigers you may see in the zoo have been inbred specifically for amusement, which is a shame. In the wild, however, the chance of a white tiger being born is about one in 10,000, that’s extremely rare.
The white tiger is not an albino, and it’s not a snow tiger, and there have been other names too that are not true, like royal tiger or a subspecies. The truth is, the white tiger is a regular tiger, only with white fur, and this is due to a rare genetic mutation. A white tiger can only be achieved if both parents have the gene for white coloring.
White tigers always have blue eyes due to the rare gene that gives them white fur, and they are often cross-eyed. Inbreeding to accomplish white tigers usually result in many defects and deaths, and it is said that it can take up to 30 attempts to successfully achieve the perfect white tiger. It makes you wonder what happens to all the ‘defective’ ones???
In the wild, a white tiger would find it difficult to hunt due to the lack of camouflage, though there are no white tigers left in the wild, which is disappointing. White tigers are generally bigger and heavier than regular tigers, and usually more aggressive. The white tiger’s stripes are just like the regular orange tiger in that they are unique, just like our fingerprints.
