WHITE TIGER : A FOREVER CAPTIVE

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Did you know there's no such species as white tiger?

The white tiger is a genetic variant of the Bengal tiger, that lacks a pigment called pheomelanin which is present in the normal orange colour tigers. In the wild, the rate of a white tiger being born is 1 in 10000.

The captive population of white tigers started when a white cub, named Mohan was captured and his normal mother and other siblings were killed in the process. Later, was taken to US and when grown, was inbred with his daughter to a normal tigress, to produce white cubs.

So basically, the white tiger population that exists, is the result of inbreeding. There's no pure bred population of tiger is found in the wild. White tigers only exist in zoos, in captivity.


The white tiger's lifespan is less as compared to the orange ones. They tend to die early. Moreover consistent inbreeding causes genetic abnormalities in the animals such as weak immune system, psychological and neurological disorders and many more. Some of the white cubs born usually die after birth.

You must have heard reports of white tigers dying in zoos now and then, because of health issues but do you think the zoo authorities are opening about the reality about them?

White tigers have always been considered as exotic, sold in thousands of dollars and are kept in zoos only to attract people. Some say they're being kept for research and educational purpose, if so why they aren't revealing about what they are doing to them, and let people know how they suffer their whole lives just because you're producing them to educate?

The conservation of white tigers is fraud.White tiger should not exists in the numbers that we see in the captivity. People need to be aware of the truth.

Share with me your thoughts about this.

 

Monalisha Subudhiray


Comments

  1. Unknown11 September 2020 at 16:54

    They will gonna be extinct... In most of the Zoos, they don't get proper food, proper medical facilities. Zookeepers are just busy in taking their salaries.. Most of them don't care about food & health conditions of white tigers... Nowadays wild animals are suffered more than anyone else... Their native place are always being destroyed... They are killed by cruel humans.....

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    1. Unknown11 September 2020 at 21:42

      Well done..these kind of facts are much needed to aware people..thanx for the new information..Humans need to get rid of their greed to ensure true wildlife conservation..

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    2. Unknown12 September 2020 at 02:44

      Yeah. Zoos in India are really in poor conditions. thank you for taking time to read this. :)

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  2. Unknown11 September 2020 at 21:43

    Well done..these kind of facts are much needed to aware people..thanx for the new information..Humans need to get rid of their greed to ensure true wildlife conservation..

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