White Tiger Information

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=159 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="0149f9f2dyxtip.gif"> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Main Page"><U>Main Page</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Bio"><U>My Bio</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="All About Katy"><U>All About Katy</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id116.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family, Friends, and Pets"><U>Family, Friends, and Pets</U></A></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ff000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">White Tiger Information</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id114.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Religion"><U>Religion</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id113.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Quotes and Poems"><U>Quotes and Poems</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id112.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fun Sites"><U>Fun Sites</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Answer Me This"><U>Answer Me This</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="0149f9f3.gif"> <div> White Tiger Information</div> <div> Save the tigers: <A HREF="http://www.petitiononline.com/20020921/petition.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.petitiononline.com/20020921/p"><U>Online Petition, please sign.</U></A></div> <div> How can you say "No" to this face?</div> <div> <IMG SRC="08f5a630.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="99" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>White Tigers (Panthera Tigris)</U></B>:</div> <div> <U>Bengal Tiger Population</U>: 3,000 - 5,300 in the wild; 131 in captivity</div> <div> <U>Areas Located</U>: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan (white tigers have not been seen in the wild since about 1950)</div> <div> <U>Weight</U>: 400-569 pounds (180-285 kg)</div> <div> <U>Length</U>: 9 feet (3 meters)</div> <div> <U>Type of Tiger</U>: Rare Bengal Tiger (Not Albino)</div> <div> <U>Average Life Span</U>: 15 - 20 years (15 wild; 16- 18 captivity)</div> <div> <U>Litter Size</U>: 2 -4 cubs</div> <div> <U>Eye Color</U>: Blue</div> <div> <U>Nose Color</U>: Pink</div> <div> <U>Fur Color</U>: Creamy White Fur with Black Stripes</div> <div> <U>Food of Choice</U>: Wild Deer, Cattle, Pigs, and Occasionally Livestock; RARE instances have been found to eat</div> <div> Humans</div> <div> <U>Habitat</U>: Mainland Southeast Asia; Swampy, Grassy, and Forrest areas where they are well camouflaged</div> <div> <U>Threats</U>: Mankind; Poachers (Illegal) and Colonization</div> <div> <U>Why are they white and not orange?</U></div> <div>    White Tigers are the offspring of two Bengal tigers who care the rare gene that allows them to be white.</div> <div> <U>Can they swim?</U></div> <div>    Yes. They are excellent swimmers.</div> <div> <U>Can they climb?</U></div> <div>    Yes. They can climb but they are very poor climbers.</div> <div> <U>Are they fast?</U></div> <div>    No. They are slow but that doesn't stop them from getting their prey.</div> <div> <U>Are they good hunters?</U></div> <div>    Yes. They usually hunt at night and they are very stealthy.</div> <div> <U>Other Information:</U></div> <div>    White Tigers are usually mistaken for albino tigers, Siberian tigers, and as another subspecies of tigers. They are none of these things. White Tigers have been verified as a Bengal Tiger (popular orange tigers). They carry a rare gene that gives them the white pigmentation. Orange Bengal Tigers can give birth to White Tigers if they both have the gene, but the births tend to be difficult or worse. They have not been seen in the wild for over 50 years. They are among the 5 surviving subspecies of tigers, there were 8 subspecies. Conservation efforts are being made, however many prove to be unsuccessful.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> (http://www.indianchild.com/tigers.htm)</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>