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White Tiger (II)

© 2020 Pierre Timmermans

White Tiger (cropped)
Pairi Daiza, Belgium

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Bottom: Dutch

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© 2020 Pierre Timmermans

White Tiger (cropped)
Pairi Daiza, Belgium

Top: English
Bottom: Dutch

IDENTIFICATION PROFILE
An “endangered” species
Name: White tiger
Latin name: Panthera tigris mut.
Origin: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Burma
IUCN status: Endangered (Panthera tigris)

Off-white coat and... blue eyes
The “tiger” species is divided into 9 subspecies, 3 of which are already extinct (Caspian, Java and Bali Tigers). The 6 others are all in great danger of extinction because of hunting, poaching and their vanishing habitat. Numbering 100,000 in 1900, there currently remain no more than 3,500 in the wild.

The Bengal Tiger measures 2m50 to 3 m and weighs in average 225 kg for the male and 135 kg for the female. It hunts deer, wild boar and even buffalo, lying in wait, especially at dusk, in a huge territory – of up to 100 km2 – of forests, savannahs and marshes.

The Bengal Tiger’s coat is normally orange with black stripes. However, following a genetic mutation (leucism), some of them, very rare in the wild, have a white coat broken with black or brown stripes… and blue eyes! Most white tigers therefore are bred in zoological gardens, where this mutation is being maintained through selected reproduction.

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IDENTITEITSFICHE
Een "bedreigde" diersoort
Naam: Witte tijger
Latijnse naam: Panthera tigris mut
Afkomst: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar
IUCN-status: Bedreigd

Gebroken witte vacht en… blauwe ogen
De tijgersoort is onderverdeeld in 9 ondersoorten waarvan er 3 al uitgestorven zijn (de Kaspische, de Javaanse en de Balinese Tijger); de overige 6 zijn allemaal in grote mate met uitsterven bedreigd vanwege de jacht, de stroperij en de verdwijning van hun leefgebied. Van de 100.000 exemplaren in 1900 blijven er momenteel niet meer dan 3.500 over in het wild.

De Bengaalse tijger meet 2m50 tot 3m en weegt gemiddeld 225kg voor het mannetje en 135kg voor het vrouwtje. Hij jaagt op herten, wilde zwijnen en zelfs buffels. Hij ligt op de loer, vooral in de schemering, in een groot territorium – tot 100 km2 – van bossen, savannes en moerassen.

De vacht van de Bengaalse Tijger is normaal gezien oranje met zwarte strepen. Wegens een genetische mutatie (leucisme) hebben sommige exemplaren, die zeer zeldzaam zijn in de natuur, een witte vacht met zwarte of bruine strepen en blauwe ogen... ! De meeste witte tijgers komen dus uit dierentuinen waar deze mutatie in stand gehouden wordt door selectieve reproductie.

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7 Comments |
CPKphoto
 
CPKphoto December 23, 2020
The lord of the zoo
Pjerry
Pjerry December 23, 2020
Indeed, he is beautiful, isn't he?
Sun-Bee
 
Sun-Bee December 24, 2020
Beautiful capture!!
Pjerry
Pjerry December 24, 2020
Thanks Patsy, much appreciated.
Bazz PRO+
 
Bazz December 24, 2020
Gorgeous! Tigers are my favourite! Nice capture and detail.
Pjerry
Pjerry December 24, 2020
Thanks Cher, they do have "some" authority, don't they?
pranaypictures
 
pranaypictures December 31, 2020
Wow!!!!
pranaypictures
 
pranaypictures December 31, 2020
😍😍😍😍
Pjerry
Pjerry January 01, 2021
Thank you so much, it's much appreciated.
KristinaOers PRO+
 
KristinaOers January 02, 2021
Gorgeous capture of this absolutely beautiful feline!
Pjerry
Pjerry January 02, 2021
Thank you so much.
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dinahumphreys January 07, 2021
Wonderful capture! Did you take him home 😻
Pjerry
Pjerry January 07, 2021
He just eat my dog for dinner. ;)
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