cornu aspersum
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Are the white tigers in zooparc de beauval pure because their website mentions that cub are sent to other zoos to breed. I apologise in advance if this has already been answered.
ZooParc de Beauval White tigers
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cornu aspersum
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Thanks for answering. Does that mean they actually can't send them to other zoos to breed despite what the website says?
Inbred animals of many species are commonly exchanged between zoos. From takins to red river hogs, the number of founders of zoo populations are often (very) small.
Regarding white tigers: EAZA has a policy that all white tigers should be faced out of their zoos and I assume Beauval has ceased breeding them since...
cornu aspersum
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That is quite interesting and informative but the website specifically says "Once they have reached adulthood, these young tigers then leave Beauval to reproduce in other zoos." It probably might just be an explanation to the general public about the tigers leaving tho.
Haliaeetus
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The last viable White Tiger is born in Beauval in 2018. It's a female that still remains there, she hasn't been sent in another zoo nor paired.
Currently there are this female, and 1.2 other adults.
The time when there were White Tiger cubs every year, often fed with milk bottles, is gone for many years.
I assume that Beauval has practically ceased to breed these animals.
More generally, about the inbred animals (not especially White Tigers) : some species / lineages seem to be quite resilient to the detrimental consequences of inbreeding.
Do you know that all the pet Golden (Syrian) Hamsters in the world are the descendants of a single litter?
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