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Why are white tigers white?

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White tigers are very popular with pseudo sanctuaries, breeders and exhibitors as they tend to bring in more visitors and more money. White tigers are Bengal tigers. They're not albino or their own separate species, as many people think. read more

White Bengal tigers have also been crossed with Siberian tigers to produce a larger specimen which in turn causes even more genetic problems. For years, breeders and exhibitors have been using the excuse that white tigers are an endangered species so they need to keep breeding them. read more

In reality, white tigers are being bred to make money (a white tiger cub can sell for as much as $60,000.00) and not as a part of any species survival plan. The continued breeding leads, not only to more tigers with health problems but also an excess of orange and black tigers still being born with these litters. read more

A white tiger is actually the product of two Bengal tigers that have a recessive gene for white fur. There are few white tigers in the world because the mating of two tigers with such genes is statistically rare in the wild. read more

The white tiger or bleached tiger is a pigmentation variant of the Bengal tiger, which is reported in the wild from time to time in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar in the Sunderbans region and especially in the former State of Rewa. read more

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