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Is the white tiger a species of tigers or can it be any species but in white?
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∙ 8y ago
White Tigers, as well as all other tigers, are solitary and territorial animals but they are also social. The male and female tigers each have their own territories where usually one male territory overlaps several female territories.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe white tiger is actually a Bengal Tiger with a recessive gene.
Tigers in captivity often suffer from recessive genes which cause discolouration of their fur. This incudes white Bengal tigers, stripeless Bengal tigers and golden tabby Bengal tigers. They are all Bengal tigers by species, but with fur pigmentation discolouration.
There are very little recorded cases of white or golden tabby Bengal tigers in the wild (caused by inbreeding). They mostly occur in captivity.
Whether the discolouration in captivity is caused by poor breeding or because of evolution (due to the change in their environment) is up for debate.
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∙ 8y agoWhite tigers aren't a separate species, they're simply Bengal Tigers with a very unusual fur color.
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∙ 14y agoWhite Tigers are in the same family group as 'normal tigers'. Although White tigers are not bred by 'normal tigers' and 'normal tigers' can not breed white tigers.
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∙ 15y agoYes, they are members of the genus Panthera, along with leopards and jaguars, roaring cats.
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What is the difference between a white tiger and an albino tiger?
Both tigers are white, but Albino tigers will not have stripes on their tails. If you shave a white tiger's and an albino tiger's tail, the white tiger's tail will have stripes on the skin, while the albino tiger does not. An Albino tiger also will have pink skin, and their nose and lips will be pink too. A white tiger has white and black coloured fur and is a certain species. An Albino tiger is not a breed (can happen to any breed )but has no colour except for white and pink. This is because it is lacking in skin pigment because it does not have a certain gene. This can be passed down to it's cubs who could either turn out to be normal tigers or Albino tigers.
What do white tigers hunt?
White tigers hunt the same prey as any other tiger, they are just genetically mutated bengal tigers!
Do white tigers breed with other tigers?
White tigers aren't a separate species, they're simply a Bengal tiger with an unusual fur color. As such, they'll happily breed with other tigers if they get the chance. In fact, being so rare, a White tiger in the wild would pretty much have to breed with a normal-colored one, if it is to have any chance of breeding. Holding out for another White - if tigers thought that way - wouldn't be an option.
Which one is stronger white tiger or orange tiger?
The only difference between white and normal tigers is the color of the fur. Any difference will be down to individual reasons, not color.
What do the hunters want from a white tiger?
There are no white tigers in the wild today, and it is illegal to hunt any tiger. Poachers kill tigers for their body parts, used in false cures in Chinese medicine.
What caused the extiction of the white tigers?
White tigers are not yet extinct. White tigers are also known as snow tigers. But no, they are not yet extinct, even. The white tigers are merely color variations of the Bengal tiger, extremely rare in the wild. They are not a different species from the Bengal, and white cubs can be born at any time in a litter of normal colored cubs. Also, the "snow" tiger is the Siberian tiger, not white Bengals.
What is the difference between a white tiger and an albino tiger?
Both tigers are white, but Albino tigers will not have stripes on their tails. If you shave a white tiger's and an albino tiger's tail, the white tiger's tail will have stripes on the skin, while the albino tiger does not. An Albino tiger also will have pink skin, and their nose and lips will be pink too. A white tiger has white and black coloured fur and is a certain species. An Albino tiger is not a breed (can happen to any breed )but has no colour except for white and pink. This is because it is lacking in skin pigment because it does not have a certain gene. This can be passed down to it's cubs who could either turn out to be normal tigers or Albino tigers.
What are they doing to protect the white tiger?
White tigers are only a rare color phase of the Bengal tiger. As of today, there are not any white tigers among the wild population.
How long until the White Tiger become's Extinct?
White tigers are all decended from a very small number of wild caught white tigers. There are very few if any white tigers currently in the wild. However as a white tiger can be born to two normal coloured tigers and is not a species in itself, it will go extinct when all tigers are extinct
What does the Snow White tiger's name mean?
The snow white tigers do not have any stripes. The white tiger has dark stripes all over its body like the Siberian tiger. The snow white tigers do not have any stripes whatsoever. Their fur is simply white. They are sometimes also called the ghost tiger.
Were do wild tigers live?
Tigers are Native to the Asian Continent. Two species of tigers live here. The Royal Bengal Tiger in India and the Siberian Tiger in Russia. No known species of Tiger have been found to live in any other part of the world.
What do white tigers hunt?
White tigers hunt the same prey as any other tiger, they are just genetically mutated bengal tigers!
What hunt white tigers?
White tigers hunt the same prey as any other tiger, they are just genetically mutated bengal tigers!
Do white tigers breed with other tigers?
White tigers aren't a separate species, they're simply a Bengal tiger with an unusual fur color. As such, they'll happily breed with other tigers if they get the chance. In fact, being so rare, a White tiger in the wild would pretty much have to breed with a normal-colored one, if it is to have any chance of breeding. Holding out for another White - if tigers thought that way - wouldn't be an option.
Who are the Siberian tiger's enemies or predators?
I work with tigers and there is not such a thing as a snow tiger. White tigers are just white Bengals. Tigers do not have any natural enemies, only humans.
What is the general classification for Sumatran tigers?
White Tigers are not a separate breed of Tiger, but are Bengal Tigers that respond to a recessive gene for white pigmentation. It is not an albino. An albino has no pigmentation or color and these tigers have the characteristic dark stripes, but with white fur. Since they are not a separate species this animal cannot be specifically considered an endangered species any more or less than any other tigers.In the Tiger's natural wild habitat it is estimated that only about one birth in ten-thousand results in the double recessive gene that produces a White Tiger cub. It is easy to see why spotting a White Tiger in the wild would be a rare sight indeed.White Tigers are found almost exclusively in Zoos. I have read that all the White Tigers in captivity today are descended from a single wild White Tiger captured in the 1950s.Tigers in their native lands of Asia are considered endangered. It is estimated that there are only a few thousand wild Tigers remaining. In the early 1900s the tiger population was thought to be in the area of 100,000. That is indeed a drastic reduction.
Do white tigers live alone?
white tigers live alone with there cubs on snowy mountains and forests . They only join together when it is breeding time . The white tiger is not a seperate species, but only an extremely rare color variant of the Bengal tiger. They can appear in a Bengal tiger litter at any time, and have normal colored littermates. They are found in tropical conditions like all Bengal tigers. While it is true Bengal tigers do ascend sometimes into the Himalayas, there is no population of white tigers living in snowy forests.
