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In the wild. There have been no reports of white tigers in years in the wild. But, they can appear at anytime in a Bengal tiger litter. There are many in captivity, but there are movements to get breeding them stopped, because of many birth defects found in them.

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Where can white tigers be least commonly found?

white tigers are least commonly found in America, and South America


Why is white tigers and bengal tigers are friends?

The white tiger is, at least originally, a Bengal tiger color morph. White tigers occur very rarely in Bengal tiger litters, and are sometimes bred with Siberian tigers to make white Bengal/Siberian hybrids.


How many tigers were there when they were most plentiful?

Some estimates say there were at least 100,000 Bengal tigers alone in the mid 1800's. This was Bengals only, and there could not have been less than 50,000 of the other subspecies at that time.


How many white Bengal tigers are left on earth?

Bengal tigers are estimated to be between 1,300 and 1,500. But according to zoologists, there is only a 1 in 10,000 chance that a Bengal tiger will be born with the white genetic mutation. There are at least 200 white tigers in zoos today, but many more in the hands of private owners who keep them as 'pets'. In the past 100 years, there have only been 12 confirmed reports of white tiger sightings in the wild, the last of which occurred in 1959. Some people say none are left... in the wild.


How much does the population of Bengal tigers go down each year?

The latest survey gave encouraging news. The Indian population, at least, showed an increase in the tiger's numbers, to nearly 1900, up from 1400 a few years ago. Other Bengal tiger populations were steady, or declining slightly.


What type of animal is the Royal Bengal Tiger?

There is only one subspecies of Bengal tiger. However, there is speculation of at least two races in the Bengal tiger population. The tigers of Nepal, and the Terrai grasslands of northern India, tend to be slightly darker and heavier than those of southern India. The true Royal Bengal tiger is normally found in the southern race, and is characterized by unbroken stripes. It is a color anamoly, and not a different race.


How endangerd are snow tigers?

I guess "nonexistent" is pretty endangered ...If you mean snow leopards, they're considered "endangered" by the IUCN (on a scale that goes "extinct", "extinct in the wild", "critically endangered", "endangered", "threatened", "vulnerable", "least concern" where "least concern" can mean anything from "there seem to be enough of them" to "there's too darn many of them").If you mean white tigers ... there are no known white tigers in the wild. They're not "extinct", though, because white tigers are just Bengal tigers that happen to be white; the gene for "whiteness" is recessive, so white tigers are uncommon unless they're specifically bred for, and white tigers have disadvantages compared to their orange littermates (a defect in the visual portion of their brain makes them tend to be clumsy until they learn to compensate), so it's unusual for a wild-born one to survive to adulthood. Bengal tigers generally are also listed as "endangered" by IUCN.


Do tigers have the same amount of stripes?

no. Siberian tigers have the most while samatran tigers have the least.


What is the least endangered tiger?

The bengal, with a population of over 2000.


How often do tigers roar?

Tigers rawr at least ten times an hour.


What strategies are in place to protect Bengal tigers?

One major strategy being used to protect the Bengal tiger is monitoring the Bengal tiger populations and giving them a habitat to live in. These habitats are at least 1,000 square kilometres and have the food, shelter and water the tiger needs to live. These habitats are also free from most human activities. By monitoring these habitats, the researchers and conservationists will know what things need to be done for a specific group of tigers. Another key strategy that scientists and conservationists use to protect the Bengal Tiger is by managing the tiger habitat. This is managing the tiger's protection. They protect the tigers from poachers and other danger. They do this with the help of enforcement officers, staff and park guards who have been hired, funded, organised, trained, equipped and legally empowered to protect the tiger day and night. This would help the tiger population a lot and the tiger numbers would increase.


Do tiger live in Texas?

Tigers do not live in the wild in Texas, and they never have. However, at least hundreds, if not thousands, of tigers are kept as pets there, some of which are kept there illegally. Note that tigers aren't meant to be pets; they can be very dangerous and shouldn't be confined to cages.