white tiger

Taken March 2013.

Was taken a long time ago so I am unsure of species/subspecies. Taken January 2015.

Izu Animal Kingdom (Shizuoka, Japan)

Hi y'all, I vaguely remember a trail in between the Persian leopard and white tiger enclosures at dierenpark Amersfoort. It got destroyed somewhere around 2017 to give the lions more space. I remember a small bridge going in between the two enclosures, over a small water section and going into...

Due to concerns over inbreeding, most zoos have stopped breeding these feline color variants. The purpose of this thread is not to discuss the ethics of the movement because that has already been discussed on many different threads on this site, and a general consensus seems to already have been...

Canis mesomelas watches one of the white Panthera tigris.

The AZA released their white paper on the breeding and keeping of white lions and tigers (and king cheetahs) in 2011. Since that time, quite a few zoos have still produced cubs, either by breeding two cats that are known to carry the recessive genes or by outright breeding white animals, like...

View of the Malayan and white tiger exhibits at Hamerton. From left: Malayan tiger enclosure (Tiger Falls); housing for Malayan and white tigers; white tiger enclosure.

White tiger (Panthera tigris)

White tiger enclosure.

Kenny is a tiger a white tiger one of hundreds born each year in the private sector in the U.S, so what you may say. Take a look at the link provided. Meet Kenny, An Inbred White Tiger With Down Syndrome

What is your opinion on White Tigers. From what I have heard from many is that they are inbred, and just a mutation with health defects, such as crossed eyes, clubbed feet, and cleft pallets. They are good for attracting visitors but are they good for the species? Are there purebred Bengals...