Do Bengal tigers have enemies?
Due to the size and power of the Bengal tiger, it has no natural predators in its native environment. Humans that hunt the Bengal tiger and habitat loss are the only threats to the Bengal tiger.
Are white tigers and Bengal tigers the same?
Despite what some may say, they are not a separate species or albino, white tigers are simply Bengal tigers. White tigers occur when two Bengal tigers that carry a recessive gene controlling coat color are bred together.
What are white tigers enemies?
The white tiger has no natural enemies- its biggest enemy is man. With forests rapidly disappearing, the prey available is also disappearing. As a result, white tigers are becoming rarer in the wild. In fact, there are only around 200 of the white tigers left in the world and these are bred in captivity.
Is there a black tiger?
A black tiger is a rare colour variant of the tiger, and is not a distinct species or geographic subspecies.
Why are white tigers so beautiful?
The strikingly beautiful, milky coats of white tigers are caused by a single change in a known pigment gene, a new study finds. Since their discovery in the Indian jungle centuries ago, white tigers, a variant of Bengal tigers ( Panthera tigris tigris ), have had a certain mystique.
What is the history of the White Tiger?
All white tigers are a colour variation of Bengal tigers. They are not a separate sub-species of the Bengal tiger. White tigers are only born to parents that both carry the recessive gene for white colouring. The white tiger origin was recorded in India from 1556 to 1605 AD. The first documented case of a white tiger being captured was in 1915.
What makes the white Bengal tiger so distinctive?
The white Bengal tigers are distinctive due to the color of their fur. The white fur caused by a lack of the pigment pheomelanin, which is found in Bengal tigers with orange color fur.
Are white Bengal tigers endangered?
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.