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Do white tigers and normal tigers live and act the same way?
Yes. The "white tiger" is a Bengal tiger with a white coat. The coat color is determined by a recessive gene that is specific to the Bengal subspecies.
What is the difference between a white tiger and a normal tiger?
White tigers are a color morph of the Bengal tiger and have a white coat with black stripes, while normal tigers have an orange coat with black stripes. White tigers are a result of a genetic mutation that affects pigmentation. White tigers are very rare in the wild and are often bred in captivity for their unique appearance.
What is the name for white tigers?
White tigers are a rare color variant of the Bengal tiger, known scientifically as Panthera tigris tigris. They get their white coat from a genetic mutation that affects the production of pigmentation.
Can white tigers give birth to orange tigers?
Yes. In fact, most white tigers give birth to orange tigers 7/8 of the time, and while you may think these orange tigers are normal, they're not. They still have the same birth deficiencies as the white tigers. Only 1 in 4 tiger cubs from a white tiger bred to an orange tiger carrying the white gene are born white, and 80% of those die from birth defects associated with the inbreeding necessary to cause a white coat. The ONLY way to produce a tiger or lion with a white coat is through inbreeding brother to sister or father to daughter; generation after generation after generation. The kind of severe inbreeding that is required to produce the mutation of a white coat also causes a number of other defects in these big cats. The white coat is a double recessive gene so most of the cubs born through this inbreeding have normal coloring but they too suffer the same defects and are referred to in the trade as "throw away tigers."
What kind of tiger is the is it has a white coat and blue eyes?
The white tigers are rare color morphs of the Bengal tiger. Breeders have crossbred them also with captive Siberian tigers, to produce white tigers of mixed ancestry.
How do white tigers survive in cold weather?
They have a thick coat of fur and great hunting habits.
What is the intermediate form that led to white tigers?
There is no intermediate form that led to white tigers. White tigers are simply Bengal tigers with a white coat. The white coat is caused by a recessive gene. Bengal tigers are the only subspecies with the recessive gene. Both parents must have the recessive gene, although, both parents can themselves be orange coated. It is the same as humans that have blue eyes. Brown eyed parents can have blue eyed children, but both parents must have the blue eyed recessive gene.
Are white tigers still found in the wild?
Yes. They are Bengal tigers. They are endangered though. And the white coat is due to a recessive gene, so they are less common than orange coats.
What has been done to protect white tigers?
we don't have to. the white color of a tigers coat is not natural, it is caused by a mutated gen. the ones you see in the zoo are "bred" (BIRTH DEFECTS ARE COMMON) it is possible to find white tigers in the wild, but this occurs only once every 10/15 thousand births. however most will die soon, because the white coat will make his camouflage ineffective.
Why do white tigers only live in captivity?
White tigers are a non-dominant genetic color variant of the Bengal tiger and are, therefore, very rare in the wild. They can do well in captivity and there are breeding programs that have increased the number of white tigers that are in captivity. But the rare wild white tigers are thought to be able to survive in the wild as well as other wild tigers.
What happens when white tigers and orange tiger mate?
It depends.... If the orange tiger has the recessive gene for white coat, then the white and orange tiger can have white and/or orange cubs. If the orange tiger does not have the recessive gene for white coat, then only orange cubs will be born.
Do white tigers have stripes?
Yes, white tigers do have stripes. They have a white coat with black or dark brown stripes, just like their orange counterparts. The stripes are a result of a genetic mutation.
